Nursing at St Petersburg College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at St Petersburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and has a total student population of 26,430. In 2021, 242 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SPC.

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

SPC Nursing Degrees Available

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

SPC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SPC 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 SPC 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	12
Most Popular Nursing Schools	52
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	316
	356
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools	362
Best Value Nursing Schools	511
	547
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools	573
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	804
Most Focused Nursing Schools	879
	885
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	904
Best Nursing Schools	1,175

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SPC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPC is $65,133. This is 4% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at SPC

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

SPC Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SPC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at SPC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	259
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

SPC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 242 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SPC, about 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SPC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SPC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 St Petersburg College with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	144
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

SPC 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 St Petersburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	688

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 St Petersburg 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.