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Registered Nursing at The University of Alabama

Registered Nursing at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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

UA Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UA does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UA Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Registered Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UA, 62% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 54
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670

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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