Registered Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch
UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and approximately 3,458 students attend the school each year. Of the 435 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 2021, 367 of them were registered nursing majors.
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.
UTMB Galveston Registered Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
UTMB Galveston Registered Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UTMB Galveston performed in these rankings.
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 UTMB Galveston 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 |
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Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 47 |
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 63 |
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 76 |
Best Registered Nursing Schools | 108 |
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 229 |
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 242 |
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 242 |
253 | |
570 | |
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools | 878 |
In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UTMB Galveston. This is the #242 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch.
UTMB Galveston Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UTMB Galveston are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered 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 Medical Branch with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 60 |
Black or African American | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino | 79 |
White | 192 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
UTMB Galveston also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Nursing Science
- Clinical Nurse Leader
- Nursing Administration
- Nursing Practice
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Medical Branch.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 210,350 | $72,890 |
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 Nsaum75 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.