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The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor’s in Nursing

133 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$64,706 Average Salary
$22,500 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the UT Austin Bachelor’s in Nursing

#79 in the U.S
#10 in Texas

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for nursing majors, UT Austin came in at #79. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #10 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UT Austin.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools35
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)45
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)54
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools55
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)56
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)64
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)72
Best Nursing Schools79
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)85
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)86
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)96
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing97
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)99
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)102
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans103
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans112
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing116
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing122
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)124
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)137
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)140
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing183
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)186
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans273
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing286
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing287
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans314
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing341
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates354
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates377
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)441
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing466
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates483
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)592
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)633
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)639
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)700
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)740
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing771
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing1,017
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates1,261
Best Value Colleges for Nursing1,293
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing1,879

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from UT Austin Cost?

$11,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$22,500 Average Student Debt

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,448$40,032
Books and Supplies$714$714
On Campus Room and Board$12,286$12,286
On Campus Other Expenses$4,480$4,480

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

UT Austin Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Austin took out an average of $22,500 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From UT Austin?

$64,706 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Austin is $64,706 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $62,199.

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Does UT Austin Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

UT Austin does not offer an online option for its nursing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

133 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
92.5% Women
52.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 133 bachelor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 92.5% of the nursing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nursing at UT Austin in 2019-2020, 52.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian25
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino35
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White58
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities5

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at UT Austin

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing133

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication Sciences96
Allied Health Professions22
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science19
Public Health268

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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