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Nursing at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Nursing at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887.

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

UAFS Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UAFS Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UAFS 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 UAFS

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

UAFS Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UAFS 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 - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 49
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 111

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 - Fort Smith.

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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