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Nursing at University of San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 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.

USD Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

USD Nursing Rankings

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There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Nursing Master’s Program

75% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 89 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from USD in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 43
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical Nurse Leader 58
Nursing Practice 56
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 13
Nursing Science 13
Nursing Administration 7

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 University of San Diego.

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.

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