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Nursing at University of California - San Francisco

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Nursing at University of California - San Francisco

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of California - San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 3,201 students attend the school each year.

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

UCSF Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCSF Nursing Rankings

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There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UCSF

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

UCSF Nursing Master’s Program

84% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UCSF awarded 153 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UCSF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 66
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

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 California - San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 159
Nursing Practice 32

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 - San Francisco.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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