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Registered Nursing at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study registered 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 456 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UWF.

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

UWF Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

UWF Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered 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 registered nursing major at UWF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 39
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 49
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 62
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 118
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 188
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 197
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Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 330
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 349
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 609
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 620
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Best Registered Nursing Schools 916
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,104
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In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UWF. This makes it the #62 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 456 registered nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UWF. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical registered 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.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 52 students who graduated with a master’s in registered nursing from UWF in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UWF, 67% 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UWF also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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

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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