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Registered Nursing at San Diego State University

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 237 of them were registered nursing majors.

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.

SDSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

SDSU Registered Nursing Rankings

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

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 registered nursing major at SDSU 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
43
58
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 64
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 87
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
Best Registered Nursing Schools 138
148
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 168
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 214
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 219
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 763
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 867
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,708

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from SDSU. This makes it the #168 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 60
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 82
White 68
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

SDSU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in registered nursing from SDSU in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from SDSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SDSU 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 San Diego State 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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