Nursing Schools
As a professor or instructor of nursing classes at one of the 1,937 accredited nursing schools in the country, you play a essential role in shaping the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in nursing academia which includes nursing training at the following levels:
Statistics
Professional Trends
National Employment growth for Nursing professionals
| 4,800,380 | 4,864,830 | 4,989,000 | 5,055,120 | 5,150,780 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Dark Yellow: Actual Values
In 2010, 5,150,780 nursing professionals were working in the US. The number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%.
National Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals
10th percentile |
$36,284 |
25th percentile |
$45,178 |
50th percentile |
$56,532 |
75th percentile |
$73,124 |
90th percentile |
$93,474 |
Nursing professionals in the US earned a median salary of $56,532 per year in 2010. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for nursing professionals in the US was 9% less than the national median salary for all professions.
National Median Salary Growth For Nursing
| $50,184 | $52,366 | $54,290 | $54,936 | $56,532 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Salaries
There has been a 13% growth in nursing professionals' salaries from 2006 to 2010.
Educational Trends
National Nursing Student enrollment growth by degree
| 65,527 | 77,061 | 77,061 | 81,421 | 159,881 |
| 52,229 | 64,294 | 64,294 | 69,837 | 145,893 |
| 414 | 651 | 651 | 863 | 2,222 |
| 12,615 | 13,952 | 15,730 | 17,700 | 32,100 |
| 31,554 | 34,945 | 35,462 | 44,296 | 117,327 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Associate's Degree in Nursing
- Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Red: Doctorates Degree in Nursing
- Light blue: Master's Degree in Nursing
- Grey: Certificate in Nursing
The career outlook for nursing professionals is showing a rapid change. And, on the educational front, the story is similar. In the US, 162,339 students graduated from nursing degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 457,423 students graduated from nursing schools.
Thus, in 4 years, there was a 182% growth in the number of nursing graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from nursing courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.
Nursing Programs offered Nationwide
associate |
1,102 |
bachelor |
839 |
master |
883 |
doctor |
185 |
Certificate |
1,819 |
| Total | 4,828 |
The number of schools offering nursing programs has decreased. In the year 2006, there were 1874 nursing schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 1937 schools.