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Registered Nursing at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. Of the 660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 208 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

GVSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

GVSU Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU 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 registered nursing major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
Most Popular Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 14
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 29
35
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 101
141
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 236
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 403
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 777
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 985

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from GVSU. This makes it the #223 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 208 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from GVSU in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical registered 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.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in registered nursing from GVSU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 registered nursing. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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