Nursing at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 3,699. Of the 484 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2021, 392 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.

UNMC Nursing Degrees Available

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

UNMC Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UNMC performed in these rankings.

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 UNMC 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	33
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Nursing Schools	74
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	141
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	149
	1,208

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UNMC. This makes it the #173 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UNMC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNMC is $62,469. 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 UNMC

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

UNMC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 392 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UNMC. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNMC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNMC 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	339
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNMC Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at UNMC awarded 57 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNMC, 89% 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNMC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 43 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 Nebraska Medical Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	449
Nursing Practice	39
Nursing Administration	10
Nursing Science	4

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Dental Support 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Registered Nurses	22,970	$64,470
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,790	$107,250
Nurse Practitioners	1,070	$103,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	540	$71,400
Nurse Anesthetists	200	$189,030

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.