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Nursing at Mesa Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Mesa Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mesa Community College sits in Mesa, AZ.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 219 nursing degrees were awarded at Mesa Community College.

Studying Online at Mesa Community College

Many students take online classes at Mesa Community College. Of 17,077 students, 4,620 (27%) studied exclusively online and 5,003 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Mesa Community College

Use these rankings to compare Mesa Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#11 of 32
Best Value	Arizona	#14 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#52 of 192
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#108 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#511 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#892 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Mesa Community College

Graduates of Mesa Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$58,376
2 years	$55,964
3 years	$61,338
4 years	$68,364
5 years	$80,387

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Mesa Community College take home a median $68,364, compared with $46,504 for all Mesa Community College graduates — about 47% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Mesa Community College stands at $22,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Mesa Community College are 88% women (192) and 12% men (27).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Mesa Community College

Of the 169 associate’s nursing graduates at Mesa Community College, 86% were women (145) and 14% were men (24).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	102
Hispanic / Latino	42
Black / African American	4
Asian	7
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	10
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 38% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mesa 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 Mesa Community College

The Nursing program at Mesa Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	219

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Mesa Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-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.