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Registered Nursing at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 221 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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.

UAH Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAH

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

UAH Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at UAH 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 registered nursing major at UAH 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 Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 92
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 132
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 178
187
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 362
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 419
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 590
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 724
925
Best Registered Nursing Schools 968
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,347
1,668

In 2021, 171 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UAH. This makes it the #19 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 registered nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAH. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UAH 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 Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 166
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UAH Registered Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 registered nursing majors earned their master's degree from UAH. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UAH, 77% 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 Alabama in Huntsville with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 131
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UAH 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670

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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