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Registered Nursing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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 North Carolina at Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 782 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UNCW.

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.

UNCW Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

UNCW Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at UNCW 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 UNCW 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 Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 25
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 217
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 312
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 316
Best Registered Nursing Schools 443
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 472
527
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,006
1,131

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 782 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UNCW. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 606
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 43

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

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

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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