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Nursing at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. Of the 195 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2021, 140 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.

Valpo Nursing Degrees Available

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

Valpo Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Valpo 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 Valpo 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
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 61
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 88
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 169
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 241
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 276
296
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 332
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 410
Most Popular Nursing Schools 521
Most Focused Nursing Schools 590
Best Nursing Schools 590
685
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 929
1,433
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,607

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Valpo Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Valpo is $61,126. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 140 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Valpo in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 111
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Valpo also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Valparaiso University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valparaiso University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 140
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 15
Nursing Practice 2

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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses 67,870 $64,860
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,350 $101,720
Nurse Practitioners 4,780 $103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,350 $76,280
Nurse Anesthetists 690 $156,580

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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