Nursing at Wright State
Wright State graduates about 141 nursing majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 293rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where nursing happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Sciences Building, Medical Sciences Building, Wright State Physicians Health Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 28 · Student housing 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the nursing ranking
Other strong majors at Wright State
- Computer science 52 · #329
- Health & pre-med fields 51 · #363
- Psychology 49 · #406
- Education 47 · #416
- Biology 45 · #456
- Engineering (all) 43 · #302
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Wright 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.