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Nursing at Fortis College-Indianapolis

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Fortis College-Indianapolis. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fortis College-Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, IN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 19 nursing degrees were granted at Fortis College-Indianapolis.

Online & Distance Learning at Fortis College-Indianapolis

Online coursework is an option at Fortis College-Indianapolis. Among 322 students, 0 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 225 (70%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Fortis College-Indianapolis

Rankings can help you compare Fortis College-Indianapolis’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Indiana	#29 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#31 of 31
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#286 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#310 of 310
Best Value	Nationwide	#1792 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1911 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Fortis College-Indianapolis

Graduates of Fortis College-Indianapolis’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$57,510
2 years	$56,014
3 years	$57,458
4 years	$67,227
5 years	$75,091

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Fortis College-Indianapolis report median earnings of $67,227, compared with $37,428 for all Fortis College-Indianapolis graduates — about 80% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Fortis College-Indianapolis stands at $37,444.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Fortis College-Indianapolis, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Fortis College-Indianapolis are 79% women (15) and 21% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Fortis College-Indianapolis

Among the 19 associate’s nursing graduates at Fortis College-Indianapolis, 79% were women (15) and 21% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Fortis College-Indianapolis.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	13
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Fortis College-Indianapolis, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Fortis College-Indianapolis

This Nursing program at Fortis College-Indianapolis breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	19

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Fortis College-Indianapolis go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.