Nursing at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year.

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

UofM Nursing Degrees Available

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

UofM Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UofM 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 UofM

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

UofM 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 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UofM are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	156
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UofM Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UofM, 71% 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 Memphis with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	405
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	2

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Nurse Practitioners	7,010	$95,990
Nurse Anesthetists	2,190	$150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	910	$75,300

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.