Nursing at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Nursing Degrees Available

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

U of U Nursing Rankings

There were 105 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from U of U, 78% 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 Utah with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	130
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	1
Nursing Practice	1

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Registered Nurses	21,700	$65,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Nurse Practitioners	1,380	$105,840
Nursing Instructors and Professors	240	$78,360
Nurse Midwives	80	$106,590

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.