Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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

UT Health San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 3,478 students attend the school each year. Of the 334 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2021, 334 of them were nursing majors.

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

UT Health San Antonio Nursing Degrees Available

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

UT Health San Antonio Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UT Health San Antonio 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 UT Health San Antonio 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
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	45
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	98
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	106
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	114
Most Popular Nursing Schools	117
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	118
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	155
	170
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
	185
	217
Best Nursing Schools	253
Most Focused Nursing Schools	259
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274
	742
Best Value Nursing Schools	822
	1,278

In 2021, 83 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UT Health San Antonio. This makes it the #118 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UT Health San Antonio Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Health San Antonio is $57,929. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UT Health San Antonio

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

UT Health San Antonio Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 334 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Health San Antonio. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Health San Antonio since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Health Science Center at San Antonio with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	187
White	88
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UT Health San Antonio Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 83 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from UT Health San Antonio in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UT Health San Antonio does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Health San Antonio also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	334
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	86
Nursing Practice	14
Nursing Science	5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	4
Critical Care Nursing	2

Related Majors

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 Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AMAPO under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.