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Nursing at Saint Mary’s College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Saint Mary’s College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Saint Mary’s College is located in Notre Dame, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 61 nursing graduations were recorded at Saint Mary’s College.

Online & Distance Learning at Saint Mary’s College

Many students take online classes at Saint Mary’s College. Among 1,601 students, 45 (3%) studied exclusively online and 31 (2%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Saint Mary’s College

Rankings can help you compare Saint Mary’s College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#8 of 31
Best Value	Indiana	#28 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#87 of 310
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#273 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#759 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#1674 of 1,878

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#8 of 31
Best Value	Indiana	#28 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#87 of 310
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#273 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#759 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#1674 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Saint Mary’s College

Students who complete Saint Mary’s College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$61,921
2 years	$59,599
3 years	$65,939
4 years	$67,942
5 years	$74,565

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Saint Mary’s College take home a median $67,942, compared with $60,067 for all Saint Mary’s College graduates — about 13% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Saint Mary’s College stands at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Nursing graduates at Saint Mary’s College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Saint Mary’s College are 98% women (60) and 2% men (1).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Saint Mary’s College

Of the 47 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Saint Mary’s College, 100% were women (47) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Saint Mary’s College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	39
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 15% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Saint Mary’s College, lower than the national average of 43%.*

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

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Saint Mary’s College

The Nursing program at Saint Mary’s College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	47
Family Practice Nursing	11
Geriatric Nursing	3

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Saint Mary’s College work across a variety of fields. 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.