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Nursing at Howard

Howard graduates about 43 nursing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#57 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year433% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate41%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1290whole school

Around Howard

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Annex II (Nursing and Allied Health Sciences), Mental Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Student housing 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Dorm 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Sacred Heart University 75
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 75
  3. Curry College 75
  4. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 75
  5. Loyola University Chicago 74
  6. University of Mississippi 74
  7. University of Arizona 74
  8. University of Illinois Chicago 74

Other strong majors at Howard

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Howard 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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