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Nursing at Southwestern College

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

SC is located in Winfield, Kansas and has a total student population of 1,413. Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern College in 2021, 8 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.

SC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at SC

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, SC does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SC 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 SC 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 180
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 268
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 647
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 865
870
Best Nursing Schools 966
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 984
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,028
1,653
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,710
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,932
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,984

Earnings of SC Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SC is $57,402. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SC

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

SC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from SC. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern 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 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SC 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 8

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 KS, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses 27,810 $61,030
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,890 $94,050
Nurse Practitioners 2,270 $99,430
Nursing Instructors and Professors 530 $63,640
Nurse Anesthetists 300 $159,600

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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