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About Critical Care Nursing

Critical Care Nursing programs prepare registered nurses to provide specialized care to patients with life-threatening problems, including those in intensive care facilities and on life support. Includes instruction in adult, neonatal, and pediatric critical care; technical skills; patient monitoring and assessment; normal and abnormal readings; and troubleshooting.

While Critical Care Nursing has degrees up to the Post masters certificate, the majority of students earn a Post masters certificate. Students major in Critical Care Nursing all around the US, though the major at the Masters degree level has the most graduates in Arizona. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Critical Care Nursing is $57,500.

Popularity of Critical Care Nursing Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Critical Care Nursing degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top jobs related to Critical Care Nursing, include Nurse Practitioners and Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, both of which have many employment opportunities. Though there are positions that pay more, like Nurse Practitioners. the most available position for Critical Care Nursing majors is Registered Nurses.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Critical Care Nursing majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Critical Care Nursing majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
557
Female Students
454 (81%)
Male Students
103 (18%)
White (282, 51%)
Hispanic or Latino (147, 26%)
Asian (60, 11%)
Black or African American (32, 6%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (24, 4%)
Two or more races (8, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (3, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)

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