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Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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

UCCS Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCCS Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UCCS 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UCCS since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 117
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UCCS Nursing Master’s Program

79% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UCCS, 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 251
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 5

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses 51,760 $74,240
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,460 $118,540
Nurse Practitioners 2,920 $111,210
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,260 $62,720
Nurse Anesthetists 340 $172,700

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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