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Nursing at Southwest Texas Junior College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Southwest Texas Junior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest Texas Junior College is located in Uvalde, Texas and has a total student population of 6,480.

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

Southwest Texas Junior College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Southwest Texas Junior College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Southwest Texas Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Southwest Texas Junior College.

Southwest Texas Junior College Nursing Associate’s Program

71% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Southwest Texas Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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Southwest Texas Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest Texas Junior College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for Southwest Texas Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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