by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN
At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for nursing majors, UNC Chapel Hill came in at #73. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNC Chapel Hill.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNC Chapel Hill was $1,155 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $237 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,019 | $34,198 |
| Fees | $1,961 | $1,961 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,740 | $11,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,836 | $2,836 |
Learn more about UNC Chapel Hill tuition and fees.
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 UNC Chapel Hill took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $22,660.
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill is $58,842 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $62,199.
Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill nursing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
About 88.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nursing at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 26.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 21 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 131 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 187 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 33 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 44 |
| Allied Health Professions | 7 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 19 |
| Public Health | 21 |
*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.
