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Nursing at University of Dubuque

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

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 2,180 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UD.

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

UD Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UD Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UD 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 UD 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 672
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 700
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 859
904
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 905
Best Nursing Schools 1,023
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,492
1,692
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,726
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,731

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UD Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $56,828. 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 UD

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

UD Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UD. About 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 UD since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UD 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 Dubuque with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UD 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 Dubuque. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 26

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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses 33,770 $59,130
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,670 $85,800
Nurse Practitioners 1,830 $106,290
Nursing Instructors and Professors 760 $80,490
Nurse Anesthetists 320 $209,130

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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