Registered Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. Of the 232 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2021, 175 of them were registered nursing majors.

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.

UCCS Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

UCCS Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UCCS performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at UCCS 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
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	25
	26
Most Popular Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
	35
Best Value Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Best Value Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	42
Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	74
	120
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	193
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	216
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	518
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	561
	692
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	756
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	815
Best Registered Nursing Schools	1,162
	1,278
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	1,366

In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UCCS. This makes it the #51 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 175 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UCCS. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	120
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UCCS Registered Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UCCS, 79% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,260	$62,720

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.