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Nursing at Great Bay Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Great Bay Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Great Bay Community College is in Portsmouth, NH.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 39 nursing degrees were granted at Great Bay Community College.

Online Class Availability at Great Bay Community College

Online coursework is an option at Great Bay Community College. Among 1,462 students, 230 (16%) studied exclusively online and 513 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Great Bay Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Great Bay Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Hampshire	#6 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	New Hampshire	#12 of 17
Best Value	New England (Region)	#45 of 92
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#83 of 97
Best Value	Nationwide	#1271 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1389 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Great Bay Community College

Students who complete Great Bay Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$56,444
2 years	$59,011
3 years	$65,275
4 years	$66,042
5 years	$76,336

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Great Bay Community College report median earnings of $66,042, compared with $50,135 for all Great Bay Community College graduates — about 32% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Great Bay Community College is $28,371.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Great Bay Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Great Bay Community College are 90% women (35) and 10% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Great Bay Community College

Of the 39 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Great Bay Community College, 90% were women (35) and 10% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Great Bay Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	32
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Great Bay Community College, lower than 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 Great Bay Community College

The Nursing program at Great Bay Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	39

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Great Bay Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, 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.