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Nursing at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. Of the 108 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 2021, 41 of them were nursing majors.

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

Howard Nursing Degrees Available

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

Howard Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Howard 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 Howard 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
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 480
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 587
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 596
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 752
Best Nursing Schools 869
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 953
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,437
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,566

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in nursing from Howard. This is the #588 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Howard Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $67,642. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Howard. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Howard Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Howard also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 42

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Registered Nurses 11,110 $92,350
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,580 $145,760
Nurse Practitioners 840 $109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 560 $153,830
Nurse Midwives 40 $95,730

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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