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Nursing at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 382 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.

UPenn Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UPenn does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

UPenn Nursing Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 382 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from UPenn in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UPenn, 64% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 40
Black or African American 47
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 243
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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