Education Attainment

Within two and a half years of being licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN):

  • 14.5% (n=137) of RNs with Associate degrees were enrolled in an educational program
  • 9.9% (n=64) of RNs with Baccalaureate degrees were enrolled in an educational program

Within four and a half years of being licensed as an RN:

  • Of RNs with Associate degrees (n=917)
    • 13.4% (n=123) earned a Baccalaureate degree
      • Of those, 96.3% (n=118) earned their Baccalaureate degree in nursing
    • 1.4% (n=13) earned a Master’s or Doctorate
      • Of those, 85.7% (n=11) earned their Master’s or Doctorate in nursing
    • 13.8% (n=127) were enrolled in an educational program
      • Of those, 98.6% (n=125) were enrolled in a nursing education program
  • Of RNs with Baccalaureate degrees (n=643)
    • 7.9% (n=51) earned a Master’s or Doctorate degree
      • Of those, 84.8% (n=43) earned their Master’s or Doctorate degree in nursing
    • 13.7% (n=88) were enrolled in an educational program
      • Of those, 92.7% (n=82) were enrolled in a nursing education program

 

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