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Nursing at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. Of the 252 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2021, 252 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

FAU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

FAU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how FAU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 50
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 51
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 95
Most Popular Nursing Schools 126
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 142
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 155
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 183
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 192
202
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 249
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 330
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 367
371
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 375
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 401
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 403
434
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 462
667
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 778
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 850
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,243
Best Nursing Schools 1,325
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,416
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In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in nursing from FAU. This makes it the #95 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from FAU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $61,372. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 252 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from FAU in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 102
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

FAU Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 104 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from FAU in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

FAU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 52 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 356
Nursing Practice 43
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 20
Nursing Science 9

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Nurse Practitioners 10,590 $101,100
Nurse Anesthetists 2,180 $177,390
Nurse Midwives 330 $88,060

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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