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Nursing at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Nursing Degrees Available

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

UNR Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UNR 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 116
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

UNR Nursing Master’s Program

68% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNR, 73% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Nevada - Reno. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 167
Nursing Administration 31
Nursing Practice 30
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 6
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 5
School Nursing 3

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses 22,560 $85,620
Medical and Health Services Managers 2,360 $121,120
Nurse Practitioners 710 $112,540
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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