Nursing at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. In 2021, 106 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNC Chapel Hill offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UNC Chapel Hill 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	93
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	95
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	192
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	207
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	210
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	220
Best Nursing Schools	240
	241
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	264
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	271
	280
Most Popular Nursing Schools	370
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	424
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	438
	443
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	649
	734
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,014
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,403
	1,456
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,847

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #137 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $60,514. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Chapel Hill, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	51
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 28 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	106
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	75
Nursing Practice	19
Nursing Science	9

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Nurse Practitioners	4,760	$104,100
Nurse Anesthetists	3,050	$178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,170	$68,710

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.