Nursing at University of Houston

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Houston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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

UH Nursing Degrees Available

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

UH Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UH 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 UH

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

UH Nursing Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Nursing Master’s Program

82% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UH, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	111
Nursing Administration	11
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	8

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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
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