Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus
FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and has a total student population of 3,396. In 2021, 35 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from FDU.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
FDU Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
FDU Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at FDU 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 FDU 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 |
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Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 66 |
78 | |
123 | |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 204 |
292 | |
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 326 |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 394 |
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 423 |
Best Nursing Schools | 556 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 790 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 795 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 844 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 1,114 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 1,298 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 1,423 |
In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in nursing from FDU. This makes it the #424 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
How Much Do Nursing Graduates from FDU Make?
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at FDU is $76,711. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing Student Demographics at FDU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.
FDU Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at FDU 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
FDU Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
FDU 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 50 |
Related Majors
- Allied Health Professions
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Health Sciences & Services
- Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
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Registered Nurses | 79,530 | $82,750 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 11,260 | $116,750 |
Nurse Practitioners | 5,900 | $122,100 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 2,000 | $89,950 |
Nurse Midwives | 180 | $113,980 |
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.