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Nursing at Olivet Nazarene University

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

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Olivet Nazarene.

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

Olivet Nazarene Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Olivet Nazarene

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Olivet Nazarene offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Olivet Nazarene Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Olivet Nazarene 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 Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 52
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 96
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 104
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 105
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 117
140
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 150
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 181
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 236
306
Most Popular Nursing Schools 339
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 360
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 384
Most Focused Nursing Schools 509
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 516
529
Best Nursing Schools 674
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 860
1,077
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,087

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Olivet Nazarene. This makes it the #117 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Olivet Nazarene Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Olivet Nazarene is $62,658. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Olivet Nazarene University.

Olivet Nazarene Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Olivet Nazarene. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 84
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Olivet Nazarene Nursing Master’s Program

82% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Olivet Nazarene awarded 85 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Olivet Nazarene does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Olivet Nazarene, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 131
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 82
Nursing Administration 9

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 IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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