Nursing at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UCLA.

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

UCLA Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCLA Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UCLA 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 UCLA 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	32
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	53
	78
Best Nursing Schools	108
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	156
	222
Most Popular Nursing Schools	288
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	314
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	328
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	365
	428
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	694
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,078
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,125
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,897

In 2021, 179 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UCLA. This makes it the #53 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UCLA Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $88,168. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 40% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at UCLA awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCLA Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 25 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	237
Nursing Practice	15

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Dentistry
• Public Health
• Medicine

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.