Nursing Science
STEM •
Health Professions And Related Programs
What is it about?
A research program that focuses on the study of advanced clinical practices, research methodologies, the administration of complex nursing services, and that prepares nurses to further the progress of nursing research through experimentation and clinical applications.
Numbers at a glance
Men 14% Women 86%
Trends
Graduates
940 1,117 1,382 1,284 1,241 1,274 1,411 1,619 1,481 1,447 1,353 1,426 0 500 1,000 1,500 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Popularity Rank
Top 50 100 150 200 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Colleges
Number of Colleges by Type
Public 6 Private 11
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public 119 Private 67
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small 7 Small 3 Medium-Sized 6 Very Large 1
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 119 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 67 students.
O's Insights on Nursing Science
Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
49% of graduates come from public universities.
