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Nursing at Northern Oklahoma College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, consider the program at Northern Oklahoma College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Oklahoma College sits in Tonkawa, OK.

During the most recent reporting year, 58 nursing degrees were awarded at Northern Oklahoma College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northern Oklahoma College

Many students take online classes at Northern Oklahoma College. Of 3,138 students, 711 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,283 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Northern Oklahoma College

These rankings give you a sense of how Northern Oklahoma College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Oklahoma	#9 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	Oklahoma	#27 of 30
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#80 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#167 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#645 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1560 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Northern Oklahoma College

Those who finish Northern Oklahoma 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	$52,240
2 years	$46,924
3 years	$48,676
4 years	$52,202
5 years	$56,527

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Northern Oklahoma College earn a median of $52,202, compared with $45,682 for all Northern Oklahoma College graduates — about 14% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Northern Oklahoma College stands at $18,131.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Nursing graduates at Northern Oklahoma College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Northern Oklahoma College are 88% women (51) and 12% men (7).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Northern Oklahoma College

Among the 58 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Northern Oklahoma College, 88% were women (51) and 12% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	5
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 22% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Northern Oklahoma 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 Northern Oklahoma College

The Nursing program at Northern Oklahoma College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	58

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Northern Oklahoma College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, 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.