Nursing at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

BYU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

BYU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Nursing Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	118
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

BYU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from BYU, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	130
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	21

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Registered Nurses	21,700	$65,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Nurse Practitioners	1,380	$105,840
Nursing Instructors and Professors	240	$78,360
Nurse Midwives	80	$106,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.