Nursing at University of the Incarnate Word

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

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 7,917. In 2021, 95 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UIW.

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

UIW Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIW

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIW does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

UIW Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UIW 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 UIW 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
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	184
	250
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	359
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	466
	513
Most Popular Nursing Schools	676
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	719
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	765
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	896
Best Nursing Schools	1,116
	1,564
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,618

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UIW. This makes it the #486 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 UIW Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIW is $57,926. 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 UIW

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

UIW Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UIW. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIW Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from UIW in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIW 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 the Incarnate Word. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	95
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	13
Nursing Administration	8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	3

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Optometry
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical 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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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.