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 Washington - Seattle Campus. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UW Seattle is in the top 10% of the country for nursing. More specifically it was ranked #96 out of 1,848 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW Seattle.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,267 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $354 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,629 | $37,998 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,887 | $13,887 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,787 | $2,787 |
Learn more about UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle took out an average of $17,768 in student loans. That is 22% lower than the national average of $22,660.
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is $74,527 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $62,199.
UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the nursing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.0% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at UW Seattle in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 73 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 119 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 96 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 37 |
| Allied Health Professions | 39 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 28 |
| Public Health | 261 |
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*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.
