Nursing at University of Florida

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 University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 200 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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

UF Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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, UF does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UF Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UF 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 UF 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 Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	30
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	72
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Nursing Schools	142
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	160
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	213
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	222
	227
Most Popular Nursing Schools	228
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	259
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	340
	365
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	603
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	603
	859
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,008
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,136
	1,740
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,900

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from UF. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UF Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $60,614. 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 UF

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

UF Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 200 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from UF in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UF 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 University of Florida with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	128
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UF also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 79 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 University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	200
Nursing Practice	86
Nursing Science	8

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 University of 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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.