Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Austin Nursing Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UT Austin 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.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Austin Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UT Austin, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	39
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	138
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	36
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	28
Nursing Practice	25
Clinical Nurse Specialist	10
Nursing Science	6

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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