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Nursing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 782 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UNCW.

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

UNCW Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNCW offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

UNCW Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UNCW 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 UNCW 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 124
Best Nursing Schools 503

In 2021, 196 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UNCW. This makes it the #46 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #201 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNCW Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $63,331. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 782 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UNCW. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 606
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 43

UNCW Nursing Master’s Program

94% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 196 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from UNCW in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNCW, 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 153
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UNCW also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 13 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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