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UofL is in the top 10% of the country for nursing. More specifically it was ranked #178 out of 1,774 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Kentucky.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Louisville handed out 265 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is a decrease of 1% over the previous year when 269 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UofL. This makes it the #325 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 41 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UofL go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $58,080 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.
Nursing majors graduating with a master's degree from UofL make a median salary of $73,310 a year. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $94,353.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UofL, nursing students borrow a median amount of $23,205 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all nursing bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the nursing program at UofL is $222 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Louisville.
Of the 265 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofL, about 13% were men and 87% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UofL are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 77% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Louisville with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 24 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
White | 203 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 10 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UofL. About 8% were men and 92% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 68% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Louisville with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 17 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 161 |
Dentistry | 127 |
Public Health | 86 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 32 |
Communication Sciences | 31 |
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