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Nursing at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887. Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in 2021, 111 of them were nursing majors.

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

UAFS Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UAFS Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UAFS 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 Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 307
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 429
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 461
Most Popular Nursing Schools 712
720
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 906
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,046
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,049
1,453
Best Nursing Schools 1,564

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UAFS Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAFS is $60,394. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UAFS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

UAFS Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 111 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from UAFS in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UAFS since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UAFS 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 - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 75
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UAFS also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 111

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses 25,380 $60,780
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,900 $85,290
Nurse Practitioners 1,900 $104,300
Nursing Instructors and Professors 650 $54,920
Nurse Anesthetists 360 $186,970

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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