Nursing at United States University
USU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 1,981 students attend the school each year. Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States University in 2021, 54 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.
USU Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at USU
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? USU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
USU Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how USU performed in these rankings.
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 USU 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 Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 2 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 5 |
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 5 |
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 19 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 24 |
65 | |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 85 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 93 |
99 | |
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 102 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 105 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 112 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools | 133 |
231 | |
Best Nursing Schools | 234 |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 238 |
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 275 |
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 275 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 348 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 652 |
In 2021, 397 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
Nursing Student Demographics at USU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at United States University.
USU Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 United States University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
USU Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from United States University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 103 |
Black or African American | 71 |
Hispanic or Latino | 66 |
White | 143 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
USU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at United States University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from United States University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 388 |
Registered Nursing | 54 |
Nursing Administration | 9 |
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 CA, the home state for United States University.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 294,510 | $106,950 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 34,510 | $125,770 |
Nurse Practitioners | 13,420 | $133,780 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 3,390 | $101,320 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,180 | $212,210 |
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.