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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 326 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Towson.

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

Towson Nursing Degrees Available

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

Towson Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Towson 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
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	113
	116
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
	298
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	499
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	567
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,160
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,340

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

Earnings of Towson Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $67,719. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	194
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Towson Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Towson. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Towson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Towson, 100% 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 Towson University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	326
Nursing Practice	7

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Nurse Practitioners	3,710	$115,060
Nursing Instructors and Professors	870	$92,980
Nurse Anesthetists	290	$191,160

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.