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Nursing at University of West Alabama

Nursing at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and approximately 5,734 students attend the school each year.

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

University of West Alabama Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

University of West Alabama Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at University of West Alabama 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 University of West Alabama

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of West Alabama.

University of West Alabama Nursing Associate’s Program

97% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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University of West Alabama does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of West Alabama with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

University of West Alabama Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at University of West Alabama 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 West Alabama with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of West Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 27

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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nurse Practitioners 3,680 $95,970
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,240 $101,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670
Nurse Anesthetists 1,240 $161,780

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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