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Nursing Practice at University of San Diego

If you are interested in studying nursing practice, you may want to check out the program at University of San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Practice section at the bottom of this page.

USD Nursing Practice Degrees Available

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

USD Nursing Practice Rankings

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There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing practice, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Practice Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Nursing Practice Master’s Program

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing practice from USD. About 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in nursing practice each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing practice master's degree from USD, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 practice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Nursing Practice Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing practice 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

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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