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Nursing at App State

App State graduates about 100 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 323rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

45/100Solid#323 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1002% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1270whole school

Around App State

"The Rock" at Kidd Brewer Stadium
TheRockAtKiddBrewerPhoto: Porsche997SBS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fans of the Appalachian State Mountaineers storm the field at Kidd Brewer Stadiu
App Fans Storm Field after beating Furman 33-28Photo: Toa Nidhiki05 · CC0 · source
Kidd Brewer Stadium, looking towards the northwest from the southeast corner
KiddBrewerStadium(ViewFromSE)Photo: Porsche997SBS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Maddie Hill playing the ukulele in their college dorm room.
MaddieHillUkulelePhoto: Chillyleopard13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Ball State University 45
  2. Lamar University 45
  3. Ashland University 45
  4. Elmhurst University 45
  5. Northern Michigan University 45
  6. California State University–Bakersfield 45
  7. Morehead State University 45
  8. Northern Kentucky University 44

Other strong majors at App State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares App State with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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