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If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at West Coast University - Orange County. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Coast University - Orange County is located in Anaheim, California and has a total student population of 4,330. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 971 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from West Coast University - Orange County.

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 - Orange County Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at West Coast University - Orange County

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? West Coast University - Orange County offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

West Coast University - Orange County Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how West Coast University - Orange County performed in these rankings.

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 - Orange County 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 5
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 8
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Popular Nursing Schools 15
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 22
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 24
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 25
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Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 26
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 41
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 42
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 52
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
Best Nursing Schools 59
89
Most Focused Nursing Schools 104
105
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 130
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 150
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 207
223
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
Best Value Nursing Schools 518

In 2021, 317 students received their master’s degree in nursing from West Coast University - Orange County. This makes it the #24 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of West Coast University - Orange County Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Coast University - Orange County 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 - Orange County

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

West Coast University - Orange County Nursing Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 971 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from West Coast University - Orange County in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were 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 - Orange County since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 - Orange County with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 409
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 215
White 210
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 104

West Coast University - Orange County Nursing Master’s Program

78% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 317 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from West Coast University - Orange County. About 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. West Coast University - Orange County does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Coast University - Orange County with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 108
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 89
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

West Coast University - Orange County also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 West Coast University - Orange County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 971
Nursing Administration 317
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 19

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 - Orange County.

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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