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Nursing at Florida Southern College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Florida Southern College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and approximately 3,413 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Florida Southern.

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

Florida Southern Nursing Degrees Available

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

Florida Southern Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Florida Southern 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 Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 56
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 85
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 120
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 148
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 158
209
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 224
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 292
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 326
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
390
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 548
Most Focused Nursing Schools 577
Most Popular Nursing Schools 610
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 621
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 730
823
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 953
Best Nursing Schools 973
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,364
1,384

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Florida Southern. This makes it the #148 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Florida Southern Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida Southern is $58,540. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Florida Southern

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

Florida Southern Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Florida Southern. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Florida Southern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Florida Southern Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Florida Southern, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Florida Southern also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Florida Southern College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Southern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 60
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51
Nursing Practice 23

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 Southern College.

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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