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Nursing at Lees - McRae College

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

Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and approximately 838 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Lees - McRae College.

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

Lees - McRae College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Lees - McRae College Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Lees - McRae College performed in these rankings.

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 Lees - McRae College 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 Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 260
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 601
Most Focused Nursing Schools 619
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
718
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 835
Best Nursing Schools 879
1,449
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,558
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,668

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Lees - McRae College Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lees - McRae College is $59,914. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Lees - McRae College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Lees - McRae College.

Lees - McRae College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lees - McRae College. Of these graduates, 3% were men and 97% were women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Lees - McRae College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 29

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 NC, the home state for Lees - McRae College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Nurse Practitioners 4,760 $104,100
Nurse Anesthetists 3,050 $178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,170 $68,710

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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