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Nursing at Farmingdale State College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Farmingdale State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Farmingdale State College is in Farmingdale, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 87 nursing degrees were granted at Farmingdale State College.

Online & Distance Learning at Farmingdale State College

Online coursework is an option at Farmingdale State College. Among 10,039 students, 467 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,007 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Farmingdale State College

These rankings give you a sense of how Farmingdale State College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#21 of 106
Best Value	New York	#22 of 97
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#34 of 258
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#55 of 274
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#165 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#413 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Farmingdale State College

Those who finish Farmingdale State College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$93,684
2 years	$93,439
3 years	$97,699
4 years	$111,965
5 years	$112,031

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Farmingdale State College earn a median of $111,965, compared with $58,771 for all Farmingdale State College graduates — about 91% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Farmingdale State College comes in at $21,646.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Farmingdale State College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Farmingdale State College are 76% women (66) and 24% men (21).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Farmingdale State College

Of the 87 bachelor’s nursing degrees awarded at Farmingdale State College, 76% were women (66) and 24% were men (21).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Farmingdale State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	6
Asian	11
Two or More Races	6

Minority students account for 49% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Farmingdale State College, above the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Farmingdale State College

The Nursing program at Farmingdale State College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	87

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Farmingdale State College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.