Nursing at Xavier University

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

Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 7,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 399 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University in 2021, 367 of them were nursing majors.

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

Xavier Nursing Degrees Available

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

Xavier Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Xavier 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 nursing major at Xavier is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	47
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular Nursing Schools	105
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	135
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	135
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	161
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	242
	247
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
Most Focused Nursing Schools	398
	533
	772
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,386
	1,582

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Xavier. This makes it the #115 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Xavier Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Xavier is $58,980. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Xavier

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

Xavier Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Xavier since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Xavier 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	257
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Xavier Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at Xavier awarded 86 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Xavier does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Xavier, 83% 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 Xavier University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Xavier University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	386
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	27
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	22
Clinical Nurse Leader	21
Nursing Administration	4

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 OH, the home state for Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Registered Nurses	125,380	$66,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,760	$101,390
Nurse Practitioners	7,510	$101,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,770	$71,950
Nurse Anesthetists	2,500	$174,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brendan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.