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Registered Nursing at Western Connecticut State University

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Registered Nursing at Western Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if Western Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from WestConn.

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

WestConn Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

WestConn Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.

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 registered nursing major at WestConn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
240
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 478
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 507
535
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 736
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 825
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 840
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,038
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,421
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,517

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 84 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Registered Nursing from WestConn in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 61
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WestConn also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Nursing Instructors and Professors 630 $101,760

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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