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Registered Nursing at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Widener.

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.

Widener Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Widener Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Widener compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Widener 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
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
231
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 265
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 305
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,664

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at Widener awarded 214 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 162
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Widener 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810

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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