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Nursing at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from KSU Georgia.

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

KSU Georgia Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KSU Georgia

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KSU Georgia offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

KSU Georgia Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at KSU Georgia 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 162
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 173
Most Popular Nursing Schools 239
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 330
340
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
419
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 419
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 431
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 432
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 626
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 838
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Best Nursing Schools 965
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,119
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,612

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in nursing from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #173 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from KSU Georgia Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $64,917. This is 3% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 230 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KSU Georgia, 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 KSU Georgia since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at KSU Georgia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 141
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

KSU Georgia Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from KSU Georgia in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from KSU Georgia, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kennesaw State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 230
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 42
Nursing Administration 15

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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses 76,640 $68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,790 $111,850
Nurse Practitioners 6,110 $106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470
Nurse Anesthetists 990 $151,070

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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