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Nursing at Odessa College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Odessa College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Odessa College is in Odessa, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 69 nursing degrees were granted at Odessa College.

Online & Distance Learning at Odessa College

Distance learning is available at Odessa College. Of 9,981 students, 3,980 (40%) studied exclusively online and 2,073 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Odessa College

These rankings give you a sense of how Odessa College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#56 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#72 of 111
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#83 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#117 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#609 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1000 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Odessa College

Graduates of Odessa 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	$57,154
2 years	$56,415
3 years	$56,954
4 years	$63,948
5 years	$65,190

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Odessa College take home a median $63,948, compared with $46,470 for all Odessa College graduates — about 38% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Odessa College stands at $13,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Odessa College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Odessa College are 86% women (59) and 14% men (10).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Odessa College

Among the 69 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Odessa College, 86% were women (59) and 14% were men (10).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	42
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Odessa College, higher 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 Odessa College

This Nursing program at Odessa College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	69

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Odessa College go on to a range of careers. Here are 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.