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If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of South Florida - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 506 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2021, 506 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.

USF Tampa Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USF Tampa does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

USF Tampa Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at USF Tampa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at USF Tampa 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 10
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 31
Most Popular Nursing Schools 35
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 92
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 151
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 153
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 241
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 286
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 290
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 292
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 327
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 344
Best Nursing Schools 355
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416
653
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 798
Best Value Nursing Schools 868
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,357
1,377

In 2021, 262 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USF Tampa. This makes it the #31 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USF Tampa Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $61,674. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 506 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at USF Tampa are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 60
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 268
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 46

USF Tampa Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 262 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USF Tampa, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 161
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 35 students 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 726
Nurse Anesthetist 42
Nursing Practice 31
Nursing Science 4

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 South Florida - Main Campus.

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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