Nursing Schools In Indiana
Indiana has 50 accredited nursing schools where nursing faculty who teach nursing classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of nursing and nursing training in Indiana, which includes nursing training at the following levels:
- Nursing Certificate
- Associates degree in Nursing
- Bachelors degree in Nursing from Grand Canyon University
- Master's degree in Nursing from Walden University
- PhD degree in Nursing from Liberty University
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Indiana Vs. National Nursing Employment
| Indiana | 124,390 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 2% of the country's nursing professionals work in Indiana state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Indiana
| 108,120 | 110,940 | 115,000 | 119,600 | 124,390 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Nursing is a growing field in Indiana. There were 16,270 more nursing professionals working in Indiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 15% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for nursing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Indiana
| $58,476 | $55,488 | $47,288 | $48,662 | $50,232 |
| $41,263 | $43,445 | $44,845 | $44,830 | $45,974 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by nursing professionals is decreasing in Indiana. Nursing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $58,476 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $50,232 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Indiana
10th percentile |
$32,016 |
25th percentile |
$37,744 |
50th percentile |
$49,646 |
75th percentile |
$58,960 |
90th percentile |
$68,640 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 16%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Indiana, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of nursing. The pay differential between the highest paid nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 114%
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Indiana
BSN |
$57,820 |
Forensic Nursing |
$65,845 |
Gerontology |
$62,144 |
Nursing |
$50,232 |
RN to BSN |
$57,820 |
Nursing professionals in Indiana earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Indiana
associate |
36 |
bachelor |
26 |
master |
29 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
27 |
| Total | 121 |
The number of students graduating from the 50 accredited nursing schools in Indiana is increasing. In 2006 there were 201 nursing graduates from nursing courses in Indiana and in 2010 there were 6,718 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana by 3242%. Most of these graduates, or 30%, earned a associate's degree in nursing.