Nursing at Kean University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Kean University stacks up to those at other schools.

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 49 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Kean.

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

Kean Nursing Degrees Available

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

Kean Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Kean compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 nursing major at Kean 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
	31
	72
	73
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	162
	181
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	192
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Best Nursing Schools	311
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	346
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	465
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	523
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	687
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	977
Most Popular Nursing Schools	1,136
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,869

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Kean. This makes it the #466 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Kean Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kean is $83,745. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Kean, about 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Kean since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Kean are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kean Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at Kean awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Kean does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Kean also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Kean University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kean University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Science	62

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Nurse Practitioners	5,900	$122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,000	$89,950
Nurse Midwives	180	$113,980

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.