Nursing at University of Wyoming

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Wyoming has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wyoming in 2021, 126 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 Nursing Degrees Available

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

UW Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UW 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
	155
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	165
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	234
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	245
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	281
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	301
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	332
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371
	417
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
	442
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	452
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	517
Most Popular Nursing Schools	565
Best Nursing Schools	601
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	748
Best Value Nursing Schools	926
	998
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,482

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

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UW Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $63,738. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UW. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UW Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 11 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UW, 82% 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 Wyoming with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 8 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 Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	137
Nursing Practice	8

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health
• 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Registered Nurses	5,010	$67,360
Medical and Health Services Managers	850	$100,720
Nurse Practitioners	290	$116,030
Nursing Instructors and Professors	120	$69,720

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.