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Edinburg, TX · Nursing

Nursing at UTRGV

UTRGV graduates about 195 nursing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 341st of 388 schools we score for nursing, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $17 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

43/100Light#341 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1954% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$17Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1090whole school

Around UTRGV

Edinburg, TX, USA
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UTPA Tree Walkway
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Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American
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Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA
Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Affairs Building East, Health Affairs Building West Classroom A, Health Affairs Building West, Health Affairs Building West Auditorium, Student Health Center, UTPA Regional Academic Health Center, Environmental Health & Safety, Health & Physical Education Complex Fieldhouse, Health & Physical Education II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of Akron 44
  2. University of Central Oklahoma 44
  3. Stephen F. Austin State University 44
  4. Western Michigan University 44
  5. University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 43
  6. Ferris State University 43
  7. Norfolk State University 43
  8. Central Michigan University 43

Other strong majors at UTRGV

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTRGV 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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