Nursing at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UCA.

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

UCA Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCA Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UCA 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	79
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	115
	152
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	187
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	238
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	248
	254
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	258
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	279
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	296
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	337
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	346
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	360
	382
Most Popular Nursing Schools	419
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	650
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	755
Best Value Nursing Schools	947
	956
Best Nursing Schools	1,092
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,134
	1,702

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UCA. This makes it the #188 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #347 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCA Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $56,174. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 138 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from UCA in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	103
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCA Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at UCA awarded 52 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UCA, 81% 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 Central Arkansas with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCA also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 2 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 University of Central Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	191
Nursing Practice	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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses	25,380	$60,780
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,900	$85,290
Nurse Practitioners	1,900	$104,300
Nursing Instructors and Professors	650	$54,920
Nurse Anesthetists	360	$186,970

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.