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Nursing Science at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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

GSU Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

GSU Nursing Science Rankings

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Nursing Science Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Nursing Science Master’s Program

78% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in nursing science from GSU. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in nursing science each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the nursing science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

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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