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Registered Nursing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNLV Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

UNLV Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at UNLV 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 83
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 40
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

UNLV Registered Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses 22,560 $85,620
Nursing Instructors and Professors 480 $76,120

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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