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Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year. Of the 94 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 2021, 94 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.

PLU Nursing Degrees Available

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

PLU Nursing Rankings

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

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 PLU 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
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 47
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 136
147
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 168
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 202
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 251
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
275
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 291
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 291
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 293
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 336
Best Nursing Schools 423
Most Focused Nursing Schools 470
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 482
503
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 506
Most Popular Nursing Schools 585
825
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 896
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,644

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from PLU. This makes it the #337 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from PLU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLU is $69,659. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 94 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from PLU in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at PLU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 49
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

PLU Nursing Master’s Program

92% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from PLU in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from PLU, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PLU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pacific Lutheran University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 94
Clinical Nurse Leader 24
Nursing Practice 23

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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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