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Nursing at WestConn

WestConn graduates about 74 nursing majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 179th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

60/100Solid#179 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year748% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.09× the same major nationally
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1230whole school

Around WestConn

At Western Connecticut State University
Professor Rodrigues da CunhaPhoto: Alferocu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
These are the gates located on the WCSU Mid Town campus.
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Danbury, Connecticut
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The turntable in the railway yard was used to turn the steam engines around, or
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Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 31 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. D'Youville University 60
  2. Carroll University 60
  3. Russell Sage College 60
  4. Capital University 60
  5. University of Maine 60
  6. Ohio Northern University 60
  7. Oklahoma State University 60
  8. Elon University 60

Other strong majors at WestConn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WestConn 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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