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Nursing at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In 2021, 46 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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

UC Irvine Nursing Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Nursing Rankings

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

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 UC Irvine 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 Master’s Degree Schools 373
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 714

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UC Irvine. This makes it the #374 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #347 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Irvine Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $72,618. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UC Irvine awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UC Irvine Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UC Irvine awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 2 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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