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Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Point Loma Nazarene University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In 2021, 129 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from PLNU.

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

PLNU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PLNU

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? PLNU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

PLNU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how PLNU performed in these rankings.

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 PLNU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 21
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34
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 49
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 53
82
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 84
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 86
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
94
Best Nursing Schools 141
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 158
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 177
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 192
205
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 233
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 262
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 270
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 305
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 364
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 395
Most Popular Nursing Schools 483
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 575
Most Focused Nursing Schools 690
Best Value Nursing Schools 998

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in nursing from PLNU. This makes it the #306 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from PLNU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLNU is $85,406. This is 36% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from PLNU. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 60
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

PLNU Nursing Master’s Program

82% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 nursing majors earned their master's degree from PLNU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. PLNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from PLNU, 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 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PLNU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 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 Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 160
Nursing Practice 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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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