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Nursing at Pennsylvania Western University

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania Western University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Pennsylvania Western University is in California, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 286 nursing degrees were granted at Pennsylvania Western University.

Studying Online at Pennsylvania Western University

Many students take online classes at Pennsylvania Western University. Among 10,834 students, 3,832 (35%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,141 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Pennsylvania Western University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Pennsylvania Western University are 90% women (258) and 10% men (28).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Pennsylvania Western University

Of the 54 associate’s nursing graduates at Pennsylvania Western University, 89% were women (48) and 11% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	48
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 9% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University, below the national average of 44%.*

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Pennsylvania Western University

Of the 187 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Pennsylvania Western University, 89% were women (167) and 11% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	156
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	5
Asian	3
Two or More Races	5
Unknown	13

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 10% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University, lower than the national average of 43%.*

Nursing Master’s Program at Pennsylvania Western University

Of the 41 master’s nursing graduates at Pennsylvania Western University, 95% were women (39) and 5% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	36
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 10% of Nursing master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University, below the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Pennsylvania Western University

The Nursing program at Pennsylvania Western University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	241
Nursing Administration	45

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Pennsylvania Western University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, 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.