Nursing at University of Arkansas

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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.

UARK Nursing Degrees Available

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

UARK Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UARK 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #148 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UARK 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 with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	205
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UARK Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Arkansas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	295
Nursing Practice	20

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health

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.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.