Nursing at Southern Adventist 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 Southern Adventist University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and approximately 2,730 students attend the school each year. Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Adventist University in 2021, 89 of them were nursing majors.

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

Southern Adventist Nursing Degrees Available

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

Southern Adventist Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Southern Adventist performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Southern Adventist 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 Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	51
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	135
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	232
	237
	294
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools	304
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	365
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	501
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	724
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools	849
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,195
	1,581

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Southern Adventist. This makes it the #233 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Southern Adventist Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Adventist is $56,507. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Southern Adventist University.

Southern Adventist Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Southern Adventist does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	32
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southern Adventist Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at Southern Adventist awarded 89 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Adventist since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Southern Adventist University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	42
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Southern Adventist Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Southern Adventist. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Southern Adventist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Southern Adventist, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Adventist also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students 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 Southern Adventist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	175
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	29
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	13
Critical Care Nursing	10
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Nurse Practitioners	7,010	$95,990
Nurse Anesthetists	2,190	$150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	910	$75,300

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 Absecon 49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.