Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM Nursing Degrees Available

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

UWM Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UWM 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.

There were 55 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	159
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UWM Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UWM, 76% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	267
Nursing Practice	43
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	6

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Nurse Practitioners	3,030	$106,790
Nursing Instructors and Professors	960	$86,040
Nurse Anesthetists	680	$204,820

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
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