Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and approximately 3,458 students attend the school each year. Of the 367 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 2021, 367 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.

UTMB Galveston Nursing Degrees Available

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

UTMB Galveston Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UTMB Galveston 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	32
	37
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Nursing Schools	66
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Best Nursing Schools	117
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	123
	166
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Focused Nursing Schools	195
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
	272
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
	551
Best Value Nursing Schools	868

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UTMB Galveston. This makes it the #48 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UTMB Galveston Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTMB Galveston is $68,279. This is 9% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

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

UTMB Galveston Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 367 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTMB Galveston, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UTMB Galveston are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Medical Branch with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	192
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UTMB Galveston Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 187 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from UTMB Galveston in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UTMB Galveston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% 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 Medical Branch with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	82
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UTMB Galveston also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 25 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 Medical Branch. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	367
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	164
Nursing Practice	18
Nursing Administration	14
Clinical Nurse Leader	9
Nursing Science	7

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 Medical Branch.

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 Nsaum75 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.