Nursing at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. Of the 582 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus in 2021, 140 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.

UW Seattle Nursing Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle 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 Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	89
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Popular Nursing Schools	278
	336
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	631
	978
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,497

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UW Seattle. This makes it the #453 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 107 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Seattle Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $75,688. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at UW Seattle awarded 140 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UW Seattle Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 107 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	249
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	6
Nursing Science	3

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dentistry

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Nurse Practitioners	3,430	$117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,080	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	730	$195,610

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.