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Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 297 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UTEP.

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

UTEP Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UTEP offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UTEP Nursing Rankings

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

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 UTEP 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 Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 57
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 79
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 99
Most Popular Nursing Schools 117
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 132
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 140
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 211
211
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 219
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 245
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 252
262
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 265
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 323
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 327
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 328
363
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 580
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 614
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 643
803
Best Nursing Schools 931
Most Focused Nursing Schools 993
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,277
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In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UTEP. This makes it the #79 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UTEP Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $58,760. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UTEP awarded 297 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 242
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UTEP Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 68
White 32
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 297
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 105
Nursing Administration 30
Nursing Practice 8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 5

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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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