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Registered Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 4,616 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 129 registered 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 Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

PLNU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

PLNU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at PLNU 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 registered nursing major at PLNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
3
Best Value Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 4
Best Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 11
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 14
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 16
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 30
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 34
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73
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 77
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 119
Best Registered Nursing Schools 124
188
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 344
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 365
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 428
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 550
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 616
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,015

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from PLNU. This makes it the #119 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 129 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Registered Nursing from PLNU in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered 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 registered 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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

82% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Registered Nursing from PLNU in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered 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 registered nursing master's degree from PLNU, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the registered 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a master's in registered 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 registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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