Nursing at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from San Jose State.

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

San Jose State Nursing Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at San Jose State 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 nursing major at San Jose State 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
	16
	31
	44
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	78
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
	112
Best Nursing Schools	156
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	160
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	233
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	325
Most Popular Nursing Schools	348
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	355
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	536
Best Value Nursing Schools	766
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	949
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,848

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in nursing from San Jose State. This makes it the #326 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $89,196. This is 42% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 182 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from San Jose State in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

San Jose State Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at San Jose State awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	207
Nursing Practice	9

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Public Health

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.