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Registered Nursing at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from WWU.

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.

WWU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

WWU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at WWU 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 registered nursing major at WWU 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
226
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 282
Best Registered Nursing Schools 394
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 433
500
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 778
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 984
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,172
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 1,535
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,907

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at WWU awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WWU 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540

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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