Nursing at University of Missouri - Columbia

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Missouri - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Mizzou.

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

Mizzou Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

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? Mizzou offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Nursing Rankings

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

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 Mizzou 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 Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	102
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	294
	439
Best Nursing Schools	476
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	543
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	894
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In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Mizzou. This makes it the #486 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Mizzou Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mizzou is $60,951. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 221 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mizzou, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	191
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Mizzou Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Mizzou in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Mizzou, 88% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 56 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Missouri - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	285

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,840	$113,120
Nurse Practitioners	4,390	$102,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,210	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	1,110	$159,080

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.