Nursing at Jacksonville University

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

JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 4,053. Of the 281 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville University in 2021, 281 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.

JU Nursing Degrees Available

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

JU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at JU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 JU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	99
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	101
Most Popular Nursing Schools	105
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
	147
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	148
	183
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	188
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	221
Most Focused Nursing Schools	233
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	306
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	344
	394
	431
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
Best Nursing Schools	797
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	931
	1,057
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,356

In 2021, 149 students received their master’s degree in nursing from JU. This makes it the #67 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #148 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from JU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at JU is $66,144. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at JU

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

JU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from JU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at JU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	173
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

JU Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from JU. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from JU, 69% 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 Jacksonville University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	103
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

JU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 20 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 Jacksonville University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	338
Clinical Nurse Specialist	46
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	25
Nursing Administration	22
Nursing Practice	15
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	14

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 Jacksonville 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 Humanities under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.