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Nursing at Tennessee Wesleyan University

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Tennessee Wesleyan University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tennessee Wesleyan University is located in Athens, TN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 64 nursing degrees were awarded at Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Studying Online at Tennessee Wesleyan University

Many students take online classes at Tennessee Wesleyan University. Of 1,198 students, 291 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 778 (65%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Tennessee Wesleyan University

Students who complete Tennessee Wesleyan University’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$50,401
3 years	$51,542
4 years	$54,500
5 years	$63,933

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Tennessee Wesleyan University report median earnings of $54,500, compared with $49,646 for all Tennessee Wesleyan University graduates — about 10% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Tennessee Wesleyan University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Tennessee Wesleyan University are 80% women (51) and 20% men (13).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Tennessee Wesleyan University

Of the 63 bachelor’s nursing degrees awarded at Tennessee Wesleyan University, 79% were women (50) and 21% were men (13).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	57
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 6% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Tennessee Wesleyan University, lower than the national average of 43%.*

Nursing Master’s Program at Tennessee Wesleyan University

Among the 1 master’s nursing graduates at Tennessee Wesleyan University, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing master’s degree recipients at Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

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

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Tennessee Wesleyan University

The Nursing program at Tennessee Wesleyan University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	63
Nursing Administration	1

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Tennessee Wesleyan University go on to a range of careers. Here 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.