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Nursing at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. Of the 515 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 292 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.

UARK Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

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, UARK does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UARK Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UARK 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 UARK 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 Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 22
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 45
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 103
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 135
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 148
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 186
Most Popular Nursing Schools 206
261
Best Nursing Schools 263
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 279
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 398
522
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 547
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 597
681
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 756
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,166
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,547

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UARK. This makes it the #548 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #148 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UARK Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $60,992. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 292 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UARK. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UARK 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 with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 244
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UARK Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 3 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UARK, 100% 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 Arkansas with a master's in nursing.

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

UARK also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 295
Nursing Practice 20

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.

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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