Nursing at University of Central Oklahoma

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 Central Oklahoma stacks up to those at other schools.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132.

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

UCO Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCO Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UCO 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 UCO

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

UCO Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UCO are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	83
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UCO Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UCO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UCO, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Oklahoma. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	131

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Registered Nurses	29,330	$63,080
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,450	$90,680
Nurse Practitioners	1,590	$103,280
Nursing Instructors and Professors	520	$59,070
Nurse Anesthetists	250	$176,780

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.