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Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center stacks up to those at other schools.

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,181. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UTHSC.

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

UTHSC Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTHSC

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.

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

UTHSC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UTHSC 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 nursing major at UTHSC 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 66
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 97
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 169
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 228
237
Best Nursing Schools 414
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
809
Most Focused Nursing Schools 947

Earnings of UTHSC Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTHSC is $58,663. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 53 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from UTHSC in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UTHSC 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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UTHSC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 70 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Practice 68
Registered Nursing 53
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 6
Nursing Science 2
School Nursing 1

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nurse Anesthetists 2,190 $150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

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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