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Nursing at Marquette

Marquette graduates about 160 nursing majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#26 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1608% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1170–1360whole school

Around Marquette

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Marquette Neighborhood Health Center, Walter Schroeder Health Sciences and Education Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 43 · Dorm 7 · Arts 7 · Dining 5 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Creighton University 82
  2. University of Portland 82
  3. University of Pittsburgh 80
  4. University at Buffalo–SUNY 80
  5. University of Virginia 80
  6. Northeastern University 80
  7. University of California, Irvine 80
  8. Long Island University 79

Other strong majors at Marquette

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Marquette 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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