Nursing at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 208 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from GVSU.

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

GVSU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

GVSU Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at GVSU 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 Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	160
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	161
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	221
	230
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	243
Most Popular Nursing Schools	305
	375
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	420
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	563
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,044

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in nursing from GVSU. This makes it the #564 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $59,822. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 208 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from GVSU in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	179
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GVSU Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 nursing majors earned their master's degree from GVSU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from GVSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	234
Palliative Care Nursing	8

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Nurse Practitioners	4,490	$106,880
Nurse Anesthetists	2,250	$180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,410	$81,230

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.