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Registered Nursing at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from WMU.

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.

WMU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WMU

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? WMU offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WMU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at WMU 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 registered nursing major at WMU 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
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 269
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 382
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 569
663
Best Registered Nursing Schools 815
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 952

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from WMU. This makes it the #214 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 118 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from WMU in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 100
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WMU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in registered nursing from WMU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from WMU, 100% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in registered nursing.

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

WMU 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses 96,680 $71,330
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,410 $81,230

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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