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Nursing at Emporia State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Emporia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and approximately 5,828 students attend the school each year. Of the 102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Emporia State University in 2021, 47 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

ESU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

ESU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how ESU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at ESU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 295
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 704
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 774
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 888
967
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,018
Best Nursing Schools 1,232
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,354
1,779
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,784

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from ESU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at ESU is $52,816. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at ESU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Emporia State University.

ESU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at ESU awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at ESU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emporia State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 41
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

ESU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Emporia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emporia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 47

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Emporia State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses 27,810 $61,030
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,890 $94,050
Nurse Practitioners 2,270 $99,430
Nursing Instructors and Professors 530 $63,640
Nurse Anesthetists 300 $159,600

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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