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Nursing at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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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. In 2021, 111 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UAFS.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UAFS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 461
1,453

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UAFS Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAFS is $60,394. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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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

85% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAFS. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UAFS since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 68% 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 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 75
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UAFS also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 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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