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Nursing at Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and has a total student population of 26,666. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Palm Beach State College.

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

Palm Beach State College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Palm Beach State College Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Palm Beach State College 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 Palm Beach State College 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 Associate Degree Schools 39
Most Popular Nursing Schools 165
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199
269
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 314
415
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 426
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 486
Best Value Nursing Schools 655
671
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 830
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 886
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 972
Best Nursing Schools 1,126
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,418

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Palm Beach State College Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Palm Beach State College is $68,768. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Palm Beach State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Palm Beach State College.

Palm Beach State College Nursing Associate’s Program

78% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Palm Beach State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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Palm Beach State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Palm Beach State College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 50
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 114
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Palm Beach State College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Palm Beach State College awarded 112 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Palm Beach State College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 48
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Palm Beach State College also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palm Beach State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 349

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 Palm Beach State 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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