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Nursing at University of Louisville

Nursing at University of Louisville

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of Louisville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211.

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

UofL Nursing Degrees Available

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

UofL Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UofL 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 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 199
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UofL Nursing Master’s Program

83% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UofL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UofL, 74% 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 Louisville with a master's in nursing.

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

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 Louisville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 265
Nursing Practice 38
Nursing Administration 25
Nursing Science 3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2
Critical Care Nursing 1

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses 46,130 $63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Nurse Practitioners 3,160 $99,790
Nurse Anesthetists 1,160 $172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

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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