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Registered Nursing at Worcester State University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Worcester State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 5,724 students attend the school each year. Of the 210 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University in 2021, 48 of them were registered nursing majors.

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.

Worcester State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Worcester State Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Worcester State 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 Worcester State 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 471
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 667
733
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 779
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 869
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,222
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 1,265
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,520
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,582

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at Worcester State awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Worcester State 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 MA, the home state for Worcester State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses 80,630 $92,140
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,720 $87,970

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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