Nursing Education Programs 2005 - 2006
September 2007 (download pdf file)

Archive: 2004 - 2005

Abstract & Background | Types of Nursing Program Capacity, App, Enrollment

Licensed Practical Nurse | Registered Nurse | Graduate Nursing

Comparison of Students | Faculty | Issues & Discussion

Conclusion & References

Graduate Nursing Programs

Student Enrolment and Admission Slots
As shown in Table 6, 29% (29) of qualified applicants were not enrolled into the Master programs and 31% (5) into the PhD program.

TABLE 6: GRADUATE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS, CAPACITY, AND ENROLLMENT FOR 2005 - 2006 SCHOOL YEAR

MSN and PhD Student Demographics
The number of graduate nursing students by gender, race/ethnicity, and age is shown in Table 7 for each type of nursing education program, based on the data available.

Table 7 identifies that males made up 10% of the graduate nursing programs student population. The distribution of students by race/ethnicity shows a high number of Asians and Caucasians across programs, with a strong Filipino rand Japanese representation in the MSN programs and a strong Japanese representation in the PhD program. For the graduate programs, the percentage of students in older age brackets is higher for both MSN and PhD students.

TABLE 7: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NURSING STUDENTS IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS, 2005 -2006

Graduates in the MSN and PhD Programs
A total of 36 postgraduates completed a Masters or PhD in nursing. Of these, 28 received a Master in nursing degree and 8 received a PhD in nursing.