Registered Nursing

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
266,651
growing 2.76%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$6,401
growing 4.66%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$31,035
growing 0.855%
Average Wage
$81,847
growing 4.53%
People in Workforce
4.46M
growing 3.68%
Average Employee Age
42.9
declining 0.219%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Registered Nursing degree recipients are Millcreek, UT, Addison, IL, and Minneapolis, MN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Registered Nursing is a bachelors degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Registered Nursing and the types of students that study this field. Western Governors University awards the most degrees in Registered Nursing in the US, but Eagle Gate College-Layton and Jefferson Regional Medical Center School of Nursing have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Registered Nursing.

Tuition costs for Registered Nursing majors are, on average, $6,401 for in-state public colleges, and $31,035 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Registered Nursing programs are Public, 2-year institutions (695 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (98,072 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Registered Nursing

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Registered Nursing, is Public, 4-year or above (98,072 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Registered Nursing programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,401
Median In-State Public
$31,035
Median Out of State Private

Western Governors University has the most Registered Nursing degree recipients, with 10,730 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Registered Nursing programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Eagle Gate College-Layton has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Registered Nursing, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Registered Nursing

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Registered Nursing by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Registered Nursing.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $81,847 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$81,847
Average Wage in Workforce
± $834
4.53%
1 Year Growth
± 1.39%

The average salary for Health majors is $81,847 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

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Highest Paying Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.

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Occupations by Share

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4.46M
2021 Workforce
± 51,090
3.68%
1 Year Growth
± 1.58%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.68%, from 4.3M in 2020 to 4.46M in 2021.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.7%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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4.46M
2021 Workforce
± 51,090
3.68%
1 Year Growth
± 1.58%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.68%, from 4.3M in 2020 to 4.46M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Registered Nursing is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (156,332 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Registered Nursing is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
42.9
Average Age in 2021
± 0.152 Years
0.219%
1 Year Change
± 0.507%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 2.98% and 2.93% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Registered Nursing are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (86.8%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    156,332 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    37,514 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    31,850 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Registered Nursing for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    81,243 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Female
    19,025 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    15,199 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Registered Nursing.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Philippines
    199,567 degree recipients
  2. India
    85,838 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    33,257 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Philippines
    5.11 times more than expected
  2. Cameroon
    3.65 times more than expected
  3. Nigeria
    3.17 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.11 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (199,567 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Registered Nursing field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Registered Nursing majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Registered Nursing majors need more than the average amount of Science, Operations Analysis, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Active Learning, Operation Monitoring, Persuasion, Monitoring, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Management of Personnel Resources, Negotiation, Systems Evaluation, Operation and Control, Systems Analysis, Mathematics, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Troubleshooting, Installation, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, Programming, Equipment Selection, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Registered Nursing majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Writing, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Time Management, Persuasion, Science, Systems Evaluation, Operations Analysis, Systems Analysis, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Mathematics, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Operation and Control, Management of Financial Resources, Troubleshooting, Technology Design, Programming, Installation, Equipment Selection, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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