Nursing at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 3,071 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.

Union Nursing Degrees Available

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

Union 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 Union

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

Union Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Union does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Union, 83% 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 Union University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Union University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Union University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	36
Nurse Anesthetist	25
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	7
Nursing Practice	4
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical 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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Nurse Practitioners	7,010	$95,990
Nurse Anesthetists	2,190	$150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	910	$75,300

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.