Nursing Schools In Nevada
Nevada has 14 accredited nursing schools where nursing faculty who teach nursing classes can find employment. The trends in Nevada's nursing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in nursing includes nursing training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Nevada Vs. National Nursing Employment
| Nevada | 25,610 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Of all of the nursing professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Nevada state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Nevada
| 23,890 | 24,490 | 25,700 | 24,980 | 25,610 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Nevada, nursing is a growing field. There were 1,720 more nursing professionals working in Nevada in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 7% growth in the field. This growth is slower than the change in the number of nursing professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% from 2006 to 2010.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Nevada
| $67,672 | $66,706 | $60,260 | $63,078 | $66,038 |
| $45,390 | $46,413 | $47,635 | $49,555 | $51,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to nursing professionals are declining in Nevada. Nursing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $67,672 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $66,038 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Nevada
10th percentile |
$38,280 |
25th percentile |
$50,520 |
50th percentile |
$62,386 |
75th percentile |
$74,214 |
90th percentile |
$91,926 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 2%. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of nursing, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid nursing professionals earning 140% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Nevada state.
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Nevada
BSN |
$75,320 |
Forensic Nursing |
$86,675 |
Gerontology |
$66,838 |
Nursing |
$66,038 |
RN to BSN |
$75,320 |
In Nevada, nursing professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Nevada
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 24 |
The number of students graduating from the 14 accredited nursing schools in Nevada is increasing. In 2006, 9 students graduated from nursing courses in Nevada. And in 2010, 965 students graduated.
Thus there was a 10622% percent increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in Nevada. A majority of these graduates, or 33%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing.