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Registered Nursing at San Jose State University

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Registered Nursing at San Jose 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 Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at San Jose State 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
11
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 32
39
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 54
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
100
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 127
Best Registered Nursing Schools 130
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 165
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 192
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 236
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 286
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 736
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 901
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,763

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from San Jose State. This makes it the #127 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from San Jose State. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical registered 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.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

96% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in registered nursing from San Jose State in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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In the registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 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 Jose 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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