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Nursing at Southwest Minnesota State University

If you plan to study Nursing, take a look at what Southwest Minnesota State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest Minnesota State University sits in Marshall, MN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 57 nursing degrees were granted at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Online Class Availability at Southwest Minnesota State University

Distance learning is available at Southwest Minnesota State University. Among 8,214 students, 1,293 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 730 (9%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Southwest Minnesota State University

Use these rankings to compare Southwest Minnesota State University’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#23 of 45
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#43 of 47
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#102 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#153 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#1110 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1472 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Southwest Minnesota State University

Students who complete Southwest Minnesota State University’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$63,193
2 years	$61,020
3 years	$63,067
4 years	$71,933
5 years	$84,871

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Southwest Minnesota State University take home a median $71,933, compared with $55,618 for all Southwest Minnesota State University graduates — about 29% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Southwest Minnesota State University stands at $33,560.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Southwest Minnesota State University are 88% women (50) and 12% men (7).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Southwest Minnesota State University

Of the 57 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, 88% were women (50) and 12% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	22
Asian	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwest Minnesota State University, above the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Southwest Minnesota State University

The Nursing program at Southwest Minnesota State University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	57

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Southwest Minnesota State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.