Nursing at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205.

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

UofM Nursing Degrees Available

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

UofM Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UofM, 71% 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 University of Memphis with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Memphis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	101
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	2

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health

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 University of Memphis.

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.