Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479. In 2021, 37 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
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
FDU Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how FDU performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
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 Doctor’s Degree Schools | 29 |
42 | |
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 57 |
63 | |
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 99 |
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 135 |
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 135 |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 167 |
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 185 |
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 211 |
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 235 |
243 | |
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools | 271 |
Best Nursing Schools | 502 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 670 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 782 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 784 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 798 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 892 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 1,175 |
In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in nursing from FDU. This makes it the #192 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
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 - Metropolitan Campus.
FDU Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
FDU Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
FDU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Registered Nursing | 88 |
Nursing Science | 6 |
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 3 |
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 3 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 1 |
Related Majors
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Public Health
- Allied Health Professions
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 - Metropolitan 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.