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Nursing at Upstate Medical University

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

SUNY Upstate Medical University is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 1,528 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University.

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

SUNY Upstate Medical University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Upstate Medical University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Upstate Medical University Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SUNY Upstate Medical University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at SUNY Upstate Medical University 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
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 28
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99
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 137
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 170
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 171
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 177
Best Nursing Schools 180
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 185
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 192
261
Most Focused Nursing Schools 368
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 645
Most Popular Nursing Schools 669
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 859
Best Value Nursing Schools 932

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University. This makes it the #112 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SUNY Upstate Medical University Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Upstate Medical University is $68,185. This is 8% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SUNY Upstate Medical University

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

SUNY Upstate Medical University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Upstate Medical University, about 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SUNY Upstate Medical University 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 Upstate Medical University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SUNY Upstate Medical University Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 nursing majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 67
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

SUNY Upstate Medical University also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Upstate Medical University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 53
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 31
Registered Nursing 26
School Nursing 10

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 NY, the home state for Upstate Medical University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

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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