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Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year.

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

IUPUI Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geriatric Nursing

IUPUI Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Rankings

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Geriatric Nursing Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geriatric nursing majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

69% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geriatric nursing program at IUPUI awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in geriatric nursing each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a geriatric nursing master's degree from IUPUI, 81% 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in geriatric nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Geriatric Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in geriatric 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses 67,870 $64,860
Nurse Practitioners 4,780 $103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,350 $76,280

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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