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Nursing at University of California - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 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.

UCLA Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCLA 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 UCLA

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

UCLA Nursing Master’s Program

84% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UCLA. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 57
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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