Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what The University of Texas at El Paso has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 297 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UTEP.

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

UTEP Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UTEP Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UTEP 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
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	140
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	211
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	219
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	245
	262
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	323
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	327
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	580
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	643
	803
Most Focused Nursing Schools	993
	1,445

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UTEP. This makes it the #79 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UTEP Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $58,760. 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 UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 297 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UTEP. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	242
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UTEP Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	297
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	105
Nursing Administration	30
Nursing Practice	8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	5

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.