Nursing at University of Memphis
UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205. Of the 304 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Memphis in 2021, 304 of them were nursing majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
UofM Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at UofM
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofM offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
UofM Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UofM performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at UofM 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 |
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Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 18 |
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 73 |
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 79 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 95 |
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 99 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 117 |
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 173 |
199 | |
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 214 |
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 254 |
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 266 |
397 | |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 429 |
Best Nursing Schools | 617 |
698 | |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 729 |
1,370 |
In 2021, 101 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UofM. This makes it the #99 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of UofM Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $59,957. 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 UofM
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Memphis.
UofM Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UofM are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Memphis with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 75 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 185 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
UofM Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UofM, 66% 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 Memphis with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 22 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 67 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UofM also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Nursing
If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Memphis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 405 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 2 |
Related Majors
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
- Public Health
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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.
Occupation | Jobs in TN | Average Salary in TN |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 60,360 | $61,320 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 10,320 | $101,550 |
Nurse Practitioners | 7,010 | $95,990 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 2,190 | $150,880 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 910 | $75,300 |
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 BenSherman under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.