Nursing at Southern New Hampshire University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Southern New Hampshire University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 945 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from SNHU.

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

SNHU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SNHU 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 SNHU 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 Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	5
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Nursing Schools	22
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	120
	153
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	192
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	234
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	267
	399
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	570
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	787
Best Value Nursing Schools	987
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,571

In 2021, 137 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SNHU. This makes it the #71 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $72,753. This is 16% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 945 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from SNHU. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	680
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

SNHU Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at SNHU awarded 137 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SNHU, 79% 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 New Hampshire University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	108
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SNHU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 Southern New Hampshire University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	945
Nursing Administration	145

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Registered Nurses	13,630	$72,760
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Nurse Practitioners	1,140	$109,460
Nursing Instructors and Professors	270	$77,290
Nurse Anesthetists	220	$171,800

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.