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Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 3,181 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UTHSC.

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

UTHSC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UTHSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UTHSC does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

UTHSC Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UTHSC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UTHSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 23
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 38
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 66
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 80
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 96
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 97
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 135
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 169
192
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 228
237
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 344
Best Nursing Schools 414
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 508
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 623
Most Popular Nursing Schools 624
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 778
809
Most Focused Nursing Schools 947
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,225
1,426

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UTHSC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTHSC is $58,663. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UTHSC 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 Tennessee - Health Science Center with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UTHSC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 70 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Practice 68
Registered Nursing 53
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 6
Nursing Science 2
School Nursing 1

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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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