Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.

Numbers at a glance

1st
Popular nationwide
21
Search Rank on O's List
899
Colleges offer it
119,983
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
16,147
Women
103,836

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O's Insights on Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 56% of graduates come from public universities.

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