Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso
UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 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.
UTEP Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
UTEP Nursing Rankings
The nursing major at UTEP 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at UTEP
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.
UTEP Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 292 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UTEP Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at El Paso. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 297 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 105 |
| Nursing Administration | 30 |
| Nursing Practice | 8 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 5 |
Related Majors
- Health Sciences & Services
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Communication Sciences
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
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 El Paso.
| 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
- Image Credit: By Adrian Garcia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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