Nursing at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what The University of West Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 456 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.

UWF Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UWF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UWF does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UWF Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UWF 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 UWF 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Nursing Schools	74
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	273
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	368
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	445
	494
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	511
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	637
Most Focused Nursing Schools	684
	684
Best Nursing Schools	980
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,195
	1,449

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UWF. This makes it the #114 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UWF Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $60,076. 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 UWF

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

UWF Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at UWF awarded 456 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	288
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UWF Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from UWF. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UWF, 74% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UWF 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of West Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	508
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	35

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 The University of West Florida.

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.