Nursing at Spalding 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 Spalding University stacks up to those at other schools.

Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 1,596 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 137 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Spalding.

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

Spalding Nursing Degrees Available

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

Spalding Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Spalding compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Spalding 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 Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	250
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Schools	321
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	343
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	382
	408
Most Popular Nursing Schools	469
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	649
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	678
	880
Best Nursing Schools	1,003
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,284
	1,606

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Spalding. This makes it the #251 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Spalding Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Spalding is $56,254. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Spalding

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

Spalding Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Spalding in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Spalding 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 Spalding University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Spalding Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Spalding. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Spalding, 89% 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 Spalding University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Spalding also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 Spalding University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	137
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	37

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 KY, the home state for Spalding University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820
Nurse Practitioners	3,160	$99,790
Nurse Anesthetists	1,160	$172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	690	$73,170

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.