Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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

UT Austin Nursing Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Nursing Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Nursing Master’s Program

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. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UT Austin, 57% were white. This is typical 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 Texas at Austin with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	39
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	36
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	28
Nursing Practice	25
Clinical Nurse Specialist	10
Nursing Science	6

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medicine
• Communication Sciences

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.