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Nursing at University of Massachusetts - Boston

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts - Boston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 360 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UMass Boston.

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

UMass Boston Nursing Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UMass Boston compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 nursing major at UMass Boston 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 Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 20
39
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 71
Most Popular Nursing Schools 105
124
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 177
211
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 231
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 235
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 258
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 269
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 369
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 393
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 406
432
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 529
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 580
Most Focused Nursing Schools 725
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 900
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 973
Best Nursing Schools 1,549
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,769

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UMass Boston. This makes it the #236 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UMass Boston Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $69,854. This is 11% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UMass Boston are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 220
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

UMass Boston Nursing Master’s Program

95% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Boston, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UMass Boston, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 16 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Science 310
Registered Nursing 102
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 36
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 8
Nursing Practice 4

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses 80,630 $92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers 15,380 $133,900
Nurse Practitioners 6,200 $122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,720 $87,970
Nurse Anesthetists 810 $191,320

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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