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Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and approximately 3,458 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

UTMB Galveston Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

UTMB Galveston Nursing Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

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

UTMB Galveston Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UTMB Galveston. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UTMB Galveston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 40
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 82
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 Medical Branch.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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