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Nursing at Union County College

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

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and approximately 8,298 students attend the school each year.

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

Union County College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Union County College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Union County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Union County College.

Union County College Nursing Associate’s Program

86% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union County College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 36
Black or African American 98
Hispanic or Latino 92
White 70
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

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 Union County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 333

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 NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,260 $116,750
Nurse Practitioners 5,900 $122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950
Nurse Midwives 180 $113,980

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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