Registered Nursing at University of North Alabama

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of North Alabama. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and approximately 8,086 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 150 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UNA.

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.

UNA Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNA

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNA does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNA Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at UNA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at UNA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Best Value Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	39
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	40
	46
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	203
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	206
	233
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	260
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	440
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	522
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	636
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	791
	937
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	1,172
Best Registered Nursing Schools	1,325
	1,732

In 2021, 74 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UNA. This makes it the #39 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UNA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at University of North Alabama.

UNA Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 registered nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNA. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UNA 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 North Alabama with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	126
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNA Registered Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 registered nursing majors earned their master's degree from UNA. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UNA, 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 North Alabama with a master's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNA also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for University of North Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses	49,490	$59,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,330	$66,670

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 User:Altairisfar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.