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Nursing at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233. In 2021, 10 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from South Texas College.

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

South Texas College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

South Texas College Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at South Texas College 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 nursing major at South Texas College 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
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 23
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 104
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 108
546
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 952
966
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,013
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,326

Nursing Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Nursing Associate’s Program

79% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 280
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

South Texas College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at South Texas College awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at South Texas College since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 South Texas College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

South Texas College also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 320

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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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