Nursing at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	126
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Master’s Program

94% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 67% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	106
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	75
Nursing Practice	19
Nursing Science	9

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Nurse Practitioners	4,760	$104,100
Nurse Anesthetists	3,050	$178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,170	$68,710

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
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