Nursing Practice at University of Connecticut

If you plan to study nursing practice, take a look at what University of Connecticut has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year.

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

UCONN Nursing Practice Degrees Available

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

UCONN Nursing Practice 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.

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in nursing practice from UCONN. This makes it the #2 most popular school for nursing practice master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing practice, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Practice Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Nursing Practice Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 nursing practice majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in nursing practice each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing practice master's degree from UCONN, 77% 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 Connecticut with a master's in nursing practice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in nursing practice. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Palliative Care Nursing
• Nursing Science
• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Careers That Nursing Practice Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing practice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Nurse Practitioners	2,340	$118,020

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.