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Nursing at Lake Superior College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Lake Superior College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Lake Superior College is located in Duluth, MN.

During the most recent reporting year, 113 nursing degrees were granted at Lake Superior College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lake Superior College

Online coursework is an option at Lake Superior College. Of 4,074 students, 1,115 (27%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,046 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Lake Superior College

Use these rankings to compare Lake Superior College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#27 of 45
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#37 of 47
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#117 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#137 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#1167 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1390 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Lake Superior College

Graduates of Lake Superior College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$50,914
2 years	$51,197
3 years	$55,257
4 years	$58,909
5 years	$65,208

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Lake Superior College take home a median $58,909, compared with $46,002 for all Lake Superior College graduates — about 28% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Lake Superior College is $27,655.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Nursing graduates at Lake Superior College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Lake Superior College are 87% women (98) and 13% men (15).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Lake Superior College

Among the 113 associate’s nursing graduates at Lake Superior College, 87% were women (98) and 13% were men (15).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Lake Superior College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	95
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Lake Superior College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Lake Superior College

The Nursing program at Lake Superior College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	113

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Lake Superior College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.