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Nursing at West Coast University - Los Angeles

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at West Coast University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

West Coast University - Los Angeles is located in North Hollywood, California and approximately 2,413 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 778 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from West Coast University - Los Angeles.

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

West Coast University - Los Angeles Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

West Coast University - Los Angeles Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at West Coast University - Los Angeles compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 West Coast University - Los Angeles 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 Schools 1
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular Nursing Schools 38
Best Nursing Schools 53
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Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 378
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,147

Earnings of West Coast University - Los Angeles Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Coast University - Los Angeles is $80,831. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 29% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at West Coast University - Los Angeles

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at West Coast University - Los Angeles.

West Coast University - Los Angeles Nursing Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at West Coast University - Los Angeles awarded 778 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at West Coast University - Los Angeles since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 West Coast University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 206
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 201
White 269
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 85

West Coast University - Los Angeles also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Coast University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 778

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 West Coast University - Los Angeles.

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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