Nursing at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 265 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UofL.

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

UofL Nursing Degrees Available

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

UofL Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UofL 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 UofL 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 Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Popular Nursing Schools	180
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	237
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	244
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	325
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	327
	545
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	661
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	669
	839
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,261

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UofL. This makes it the #326 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UofL Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofL is $58,080. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 265 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofL, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	203
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UofL Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in nursing from UofL. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UofL, 68% 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 Louisville with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofL also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 41 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 Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	265
Nursing Practice	38
Nursing Administration	25
Nursing Science	3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	2
Critical Care Nursing	1

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Dental Support Services
• Communication Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820
Nurse Practitioners	3,160	$99,790
Nurse Anesthetists	1,160	$172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	690	$73,170

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.