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Nursing at University of Alabama in Huntsville

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Alabama in Huntsville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UAH.

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

UAH Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAH

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAH does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UAH Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UAH performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UAH 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 120
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 236
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In 2021, 171 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UAH. This makes it the #58 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAH Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAH is $51,910. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UAH. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 166
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UAH Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UAH. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UAH, 77% 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 131
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UAH also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 37 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nurse Practitioners 3,680 $95,970
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,240 $101,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670
Nurse Anesthetists 1,240 $161,780

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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