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Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Southern Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. Of the 259 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2021, 113 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.

SCSU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

SCSU Nursing Rankings

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

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 SCSU 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
48
182
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 238
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 254
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 263
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 267
415
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 421
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 662
Most Popular Nursing Schools 696
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 798
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 898
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,413
Best Nursing Schools 1,545
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,661

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from SCSU. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SCSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $73,460. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at SCSU awarded 113 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SCSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 76
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Southern Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 113
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,510 $129,480
Nurse Practitioners 2,340 $118,020
Nurse Anesthetists 650 $190,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors 630 $101,760

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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