Nursing at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Missouri - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089.

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

Mizzou Nursing Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Mizzou 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 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou 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 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	193
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Mizzou Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Mizzou, 78% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	285

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,840	$113,120
Nurse Practitioners	4,390	$102,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,210	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	1,110	$159,080

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 Adam Procter under License

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