Nursing at University of Pennsylvania
UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 189 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UPenn.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
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UPenn Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at UPenn
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, UPenn does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
UPenn Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UPenn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at UPenn 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 | 11 |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 13 |
Best Nursing Schools | 64 |
In 2021, 382 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UPenn. This makes it the #20 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UPenn Make?
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPenn is $68,279. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UPenn
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Pennsylvania.
UPenn Nursing Bachelor’s Program

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UPenn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 31 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
White | 109 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
UPenn Nursing Master’s Program

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UPenn, 64% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 40 |
Black or African American | 47 |
Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
White | 243 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
UPenn also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 49 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Health/Medical Prep Programs
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
- Other Health Professions
- Medical Science
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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 148,520 | $70,390 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 16,410 | $97,310 |
Nurse Practitioners | 7,280 | $98,250 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 4,010 | $78,810 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,700 | $171,250 |
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 WestCoastivieS under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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