Nursing at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. Of the 235 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in 2021, 192 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.

Tarleton Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Nursing Rankings

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

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 Tarleton 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 Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	360
Most Popular Nursing Schools	405
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	499
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	513
	532
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	545
	559
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	603
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	623
Best Nursing Schools	909
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,060
	1,177
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,328

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Tarleton. This makes it the #500 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Tarleton Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tarleton is $62,485. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Tarleton in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	126
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Tarleton Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at Tarleton awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Tarleton, 71% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tarleton 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tarleton State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	192
Nursing Administration	5
Nursing Science	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.