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Nursing Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Every nursing science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing science program at University of Massachusetts - Boston stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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

UMass Boston Nursing Science Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Nursing Science Rankings

The nursing science major at UMass Boston is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing Science. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing science, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Science Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Nursing Science Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing science bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing science at UMass Boston 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in nursing science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 42
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 185
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

UMass Boston Nursing Science Master’s Program

89% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing science master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing science 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 science.

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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

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,720 $87,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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