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Registered Nursing at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 2,907. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UAMS.

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.

UAMS Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

UAMS Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at UAMS 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 UAMS 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
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 246
Best Registered Nursing Schools 348
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 369
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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UAMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

UAMS Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UAMS 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 Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 81
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UAMS 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses 25,380 $60,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 650 $54,920

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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