Nursing at Florida State University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Florida State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Florida State.

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 State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Florida State Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Florida State 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 Florida State 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
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	70
	91
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	179
	197
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	274
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	330
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	336
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	338
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	368
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	441
Best Nursing Schools	464
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	549
Most Popular Nursing Schools	550
	762
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,034
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,160
	1,211
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,969

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Florida State. This makes it the #337 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Florida State Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $57,588. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 107 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida State, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Florida State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Florida State Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Florida State in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Florida State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	107
Nurse Anesthetist	24
Nursing Practice	19

Related Majors

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 State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.