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Nursing at Northwestern College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Northwestern College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from NWC.

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

NWC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

NWC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at NWC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 NWC 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
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 189
Best Nursing Schools 287
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 508
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 569
763
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 842
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,120
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,456
1,515
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,686

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from NWC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at NWC is $59,227. 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 NWC

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

NWC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from NWC. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at NWC 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 Northwestern 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 1
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 28

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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses 33,770 $59,130
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,670 $85,800
Nurse Practitioners 1,830 $106,290
Nursing Instructors and Professors 760 $80,490
Nurse Anesthetists 320 $209,130

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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