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Registered Nursing at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 491 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UA.

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

UA Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

UA Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at UA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at UA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 45
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 56
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 123
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 162
179
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 204
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 424
Best Registered Nursing Schools 597
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 631
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 637
799
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,258
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,414
1,538

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UA. This makes it the #56 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 491 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 47
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 377
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

UA Registered Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UA, 75% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UA also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670

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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