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Nursing at Rochester University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Rochester University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RU is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,231. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from RU.

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

RU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

RU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at RU 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 RU 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
622
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 627
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 776
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 876
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 988
1,292
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,365
Best Nursing Schools 1,477
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,647
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,939

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from RU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at RU is $61,316. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at RU

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

RU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at RU 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 Rochester University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

RU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 Rochester University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 13

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 MI, the home state for Rochester University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses 96,680 $71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,960 $111,780
Nurse Practitioners 4,490 $106,880
Nurse Anesthetists 2,250 $180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,410 $81,230

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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