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Registered Nursing at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 292 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UARK.

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.

UARK Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

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? UARK offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UARK Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UARK 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 registered nursing major at UARK 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 Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools 19
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 97
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 153
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 160
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 174
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 176
209
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 214
Best Registered Nursing Schools 220
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 233
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 379
641
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 710
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,096
1,337
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,468

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UARK. This makes it the #214 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 292 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UARK. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 244
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UARK Registered Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Registered Nursing from UARK in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UARK, 100% 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 University of Arkansas with a master's in registered nursing.

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

UARK 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses 25,380 $60,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 650 $54,920

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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