Nursing at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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

UMass Boston Nursing Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UMass Boston 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UMass Boston are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	211
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UMass Boston Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UMass Boston, 71% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Science	310
Registered Nursing	102
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	36
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Practice	4

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

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

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