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Nursing at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Nursing at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 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.

UA Little Rock Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UA Little Rock Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UA Little Rock 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

UA Little Rock Nursing Associate’s Program

80% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UA Little Rock may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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UA Little Rock does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 79
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

UA Little Rock Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UA Little Rock 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 Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 39
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 93
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 383

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses 25,380 $60,780
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,900 $85,290
Nurse Practitioners 1,900 $104,300
Nursing Instructors and Professors 650 $54,920
Nurse Anesthetists 360 $186,970

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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