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Nursing at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year.

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

Hofstra Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Hofstra Nursing Rankings

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.

Nursing Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Hofstra, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 44
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 31
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 4

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

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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