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Nursing at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364. Of the 1,594 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus in 2021, 70 of them were nursing majors.

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

UW Tacoma Nursing Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma 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
129
328
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 388
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 388
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 577
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 792
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,497

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #366 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW Tacoma Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $75,688. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

UW Tacoma Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Tacoma since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UW Tacoma Nursing Master’s Program

95% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UW Tacoma awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UW Tacoma, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UW Tacoma also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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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