Nursing at University of Maryland - Baltimore

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

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 7,137 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 389 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UMB.

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

UMB Nursing Degrees Available

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

UMB Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UMB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UMB 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	58
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	75
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	95
	132
	170
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	235
Best Nursing Schools	256
Most Focused Nursing Schools	307
	354
	485
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	709

In 2021, 171 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UMB. This makes it the #58 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 137 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UMB Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMB is $66,676. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UMB

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

UMB Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 389 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMB, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Maryland - Baltimore with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	161
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UMB Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UMB. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UMB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UMB, 56% 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 41% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UMB also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 137 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Nurse Practitioners	3,710	$115,060
Nursing Instructors and Professors	870	$92,980
Nurse Anesthetists	290	$191,160

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 Acroterion under License

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