Nursing at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
OPSU is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and approximately 1,337 students attend the school each year. Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in 2021, 125 of them were nursing majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
OPSU Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at OPSU
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, OPSU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
OPSU Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how OPSU performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at OPSU 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 |
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Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 16 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 73 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools | 85 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 88 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 218 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 255 |
327 | |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 333 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 378 |
Best Nursing Schools | 484 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 644 |
751 |
Earnings of OPSU Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at OPSU is $66,755. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing Student Demographics at OPSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Oklahoma Panhandle State University.
OPSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at OPSU 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 Oklahoma Panhandle State University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 82 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
OPSU 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 Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 125 |
Related Majors
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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Panhandle State University.
Occupation | Jobs in OK | Average Salary in OK |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 29,330 | $63,080 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 6,450 | $90,680 |
Nurse Practitioners | 1,590 | $103,280 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 520 | $59,070 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 250 | $176,780 |
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.