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Chapel Hill, NC · Nursing

Nursing at UNC

UNC graduates about 199 nursing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $697 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#57 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1994% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$697Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: NC Area Health Education Cener, Issac M. Taylor Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Health Science Library, UNC Medical Center, Medical School Wings, Medical School Building 52, Taylor Student Health Center, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of Washington Bothell 76
  2. University of Missouri–Kansas City 76
  3. University of Kentucky 75
  4. Sacred Heart University 75
  5. Curry College 75
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 75
  7. Howard University 75
  8. Loyola University Chicago 74

Other strong majors at UNC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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