Nursing at Troy University
TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,497. Of the 177 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Troy University in 2021, 127 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.
TROY Nursing Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at TROY
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TROY offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
TROY Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at TROY 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 TROY 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 |
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Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 39 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 53 |
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 131 |
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 150 |
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 162 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools | 169 |
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 180 |
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 182 |
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 200 |
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 215 |
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 236 |
251 | |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 255 |
309 | |
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 318 |
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 361 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 369 |
400 | |
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools | 425 |
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 429 |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 515 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 619 |
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools | 798 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 816 |
858 | |
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools | 877 |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 935 |
945 | |
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools | 974 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 1,147 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 1,426 |
Best Nursing Schools | 1,604 |
1,649 |
In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in nursing from TROY. This makes it the #201 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
How Much Do Nursing Graduates from TROY Make?
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at TROY is $54,369. 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 TROY
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Troy University.
TROY Nursing Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at TROY are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. TROY does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Troy University with a associate's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 35 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
TROY Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 22 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 93 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
TROY Nursing Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Troy University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
TROY also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at Troy University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Troy University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 251 |
Nursing Practice | 24 |
Related Majors
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 AL, the home state for Troy University.
Occupation | Jobs in AL | Average Salary in AL |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 49,490 | $59,470 |
Nurse Practitioners | 3,680 | $95,970 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 3,240 | $101,560 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 1,330 | $66,670 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,240 | $161,780 |
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 Mactones under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.