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Nursing at George Fox University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what George Fox University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and approximately 4,106 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from GFU.

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

GFU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

GFU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at GFU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 GFU 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
102
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Best Nursing Schools 208
247
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 621
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 622
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 638
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,167
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,384
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,525

Earnings of GFU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at GFU is $78,566. This is 25% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 60 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GFU, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at GFU 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

GFU 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 George Fox University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Fox University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 60

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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Registered Nurses 36,020 $91,080
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,680 $118,730
Nurse Practitioners 2,030 $110,010
Nursing Instructors and Professors 580 $76,090
Nurse Anesthetists 320 $205,730

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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