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Nursing at San Diego State University

San Diego State University graduates about 195 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 88th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $121,000 four years out, 1.36× 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.

71/100Strong#88 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1952% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$121,0001.36× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate37%whole school

Around San Diego State University

Chapultepec Hall dorm at San Diego State University.
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College West, San Diego, CA, USA
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Building on the campus of San Diego State University
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Communication building on the campus of San Diego State University
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Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 7 · Athletics 6 · Arts 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of Massachusetts–Boston 71
  2. Molloy University 71
  3. Texas A&M University 71
  4. St. John Fisher University 71
  5. Simmons University 71
  6. New York Institute of Technology 71
  7. The University of Alabama 70
  8. Michigan State University 70

Other strong majors at San Diego State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego State University 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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