Nursing at Palm Beach State College
Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and approximately 26,666 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Palm Beach State College.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Palm Beach State College Nursing Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Palm Beach State College Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Palm Beach State College 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 Palm Beach State College 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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Most Popular Nursing Schools | 165 |
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools | 314 |
415 | |
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools | 830 |
Earnings of Palm Beach State College Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Palm Beach State College is $68,768. This is 9% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing Student Demographics at Palm Beach State College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Palm Beach State College.
Palm Beach State College Nursing Associate’s Program
Palm Beach State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Palm Beach State College with a associate's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 50 |
Hispanic or Latino | 47 |
White | 114 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Palm Beach State College Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Palm Beach State College with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 33 |
Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
White | 48 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Palm Beach State College 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Palm Beach State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Registered Nursing | 349 |
Related Majors
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Dental Support Services
- 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 FL, the home state for Palm Beach State College.
Occupation | Jobs in FL | Average Salary in FL |
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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.