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Nursing at St Petersburg College

If you plan to study Nursing, take a look at what St Petersburg College. Get started with the following essential facts.

St Petersburg College is in St. Petersburg, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 396 nursing degrees were granted at St Petersburg College.

Online Class Availability at St Petersburg College

Online coursework is an option at St Petersburg College. Of 23,936 students, 10,212 (43%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,180 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at St Petersburg College

Use these rankings to compare St Petersburg College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Florida #1 of 85
Best Value Southeast (Region) #3 of 529
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #29 of 86
Best Value Nationwide #36 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #102 of 506
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #636 of 1,918

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Florida #1 of 85
Best Value Southeast (Region) #3 of 529
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #29 of 86
Best Value Nationwide #36 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #102 of 506
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #636 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from St Petersburg College

Those who finish St Petersburg College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Nursing at St Petersburg College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $59,354
2 years $60,525
3 years $63,442
4 years $68,966
5 years $83,231

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from St Petersburg College report median earnings of $68,966, compared with $45,756 for all St Petersburg College graduates — about 51% higher than the school-wide median.

Nursing earnings compared with all majors at St Petersburg College

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from St Petersburg College is $22,680.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at St Petersburg College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at St Petersburg College are 84% women (332) and 16% men (64).

Nursing Associate’s Program at St Petersburg College

Of the 241 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at St Petersburg College, 83% were women (201) and 17% were men (40).

St Petersburg College gender breakdown of Nursing Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 133
Hispanic / Latino 39
Black / African American 35
Asian 14
Two or More Races 11
International (Nonresident) 4
Unknown 5
Racial-ethnic diversity of Nursing majors at St Petersburg College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College, below the national average of 44%.*

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at St Petersburg College

Among the 155 bachelor’s nursing graduates at St Petersburg College, 85% were women (131) and 15% were men (24).

St Petersburg College gender breakdown of Nursing Bachelor's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 96
Hispanic / Latino 24
Black / African American 23
Asian 6
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1
Two or More Races 4
Unknown 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Nursing majors at St Petersburg College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College, lower than 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 St Petersburg College

This Nursing program at St Petersburg College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
Registered Nursing 396

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at St Petersburg College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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

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