Nursing at Quinnipiac University

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

Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,746. In 2021, 246 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Quinnipiac.

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

Quinnipiac Nursing Degrees Available

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

Quinnipiac Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Quinnipiac 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 Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
	88
	88
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	111
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	140
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
	260
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	487
Most Focused Nursing Schools	775

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Quinnipiac. This makes it the #414 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 88 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Quinnipiac Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Quinnipiac is $72,897. This is 16% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Quinnipiac

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

Quinnipiac Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 246 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Quinnipiac. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Quinnipiac 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 Quinnipiac University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	193
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Quinnipiac Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Quinnipiac in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Quinnipiac, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Quinnipiac also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 88 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Quinnipiac University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	246
Nursing Science	85
Nurse Anesthetist	19

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Science
• Public Health
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Medicine

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 CT, the home state for Quinnipiac University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Nurse Practitioners	2,340	$118,020
Nurse Anesthetists	650	$190,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors	630	$101,760

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JlsElsewhere under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.