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Nursing at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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.

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 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.

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

80% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to 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 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 27
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 36
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UW Tacoma Nursing Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UW Tacoma does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 91

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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