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Registered Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin

If you are interested in studying Registered Nursing, consider the program at The University of Texas at Austin. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Texas at Austin sits in Austin, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 117 registered nursing degrees were awarded at The University of Texas at Austin.

Studying Online at The University of Texas at Austin

Distance learning is available at The University of Texas at Austin. Of 53,864 students, 257 (0%) studied exclusively online and 19,713 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Registered Nursing graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Registered Nursing graduates at The University of Texas at Austin are 91% women (106) and 9% men (11).

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at The University of Texas at Austin

Of the 117 bachelor’s registered nursing graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, 91% were women (106) and 9% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	37
Hispanic / Latino	40
Black / African American	7
Asian	27
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 65% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin, above the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Registered Nursing program at The University of Texas at Austin work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Registered Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.