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Nursing at Marshalltown Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Marshalltown Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Marshalltown Community College sits in Marshalltown, IA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 27 nursing degrees were awarded at Marshalltown Community College.

Studying Online at Marshalltown Community College

Distance learning is available at Marshalltown Community College. Among 1,857 students, 541 (29%) studied exclusively online and 754 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Marshalltown Community College

Rankings can help you compare Marshalltown Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Iowa	#2 of 34
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#19 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#25 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#163 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#532 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1510 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Marshalltown Community College

Students who complete Marshalltown Community 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	$52,452
2 years	$46,478
3 years	$53,441
4 years	$59,332
5 years	$67,855

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Marshalltown Community College earn a median of $59,332, compared with $42,054 for all Marshalltown Community College graduates — about 41% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Marshalltown Community College stands at $17,935.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Marshalltown Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Marshalltown Community College are 93% women (25) and 7% men (2).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Marshalltown Community College

Of the 27 associate’s nursing graduates at Marshalltown Community College, 93% were women (25) and 7% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	6
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Marshalltown Community College, lower than 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 Marshalltown Community College

This Nursing program at Marshalltown Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	27

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Marshalltown Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.