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Nursing at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 3,699. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 392 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UNMC.

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

UNMC Nursing Degrees Available

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

UNMC Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UNMC 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
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 34
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 62
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 73
Best Nursing Schools 74
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
141
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 149
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 201
Most Focused Nursing Schools 210
286
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 313
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538
1,208

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UNMC. This makes it the #173 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UNMC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNMC is $62,469. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UNMC

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

UNMC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 392 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNMC, about 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNMC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNMC 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 339
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UNMC Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from UNMC in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNMC, 89% 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNMC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 43 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Registered Nurses 22,970 $64,470
Medical and Health Services Managers 2,790 $107,250
Nurse Practitioners 1,070 $103,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 540 $71,400
Nurse Anesthetists 200 $189,030

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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