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Registered Nursing at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 252 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from FAU.

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

FAU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

FAU Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how FAU 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 registered nursing major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 31
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 111
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 117
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 145
166
628
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 744
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,125
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,185
1,305
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,440

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from FAU. This makes it the #31 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 102
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

FAU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 104 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

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In the registered 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 Florida Atlantic University with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

FAU also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210

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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