Nursing at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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

Iowa Nursing Degrees Available

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

Iowa Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Iowa 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 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	177
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Iowa Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Iowa, 87% 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 Iowa with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
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 Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	215
Nursing Practice	20
School Nursing	11
Nurse Anesthetist	10
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Science	4
Clinical Nurse Leader	4

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Nurse Practitioners	1,830	$106,290
Nursing Instructors and Professors	760	$80,490
Nurse Anesthetists	320	$209,130

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 KMSatoh202 under License

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