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Nursing at University of Florida

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 743 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 200 of them were nursing majors.

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

UF Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UF Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UF 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
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 25
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 30
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 213
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 222
Most Popular Nursing Schools 228
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,136

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from UF. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $60,614. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UF. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 128
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UF also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 79 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Florida. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 200
Nursing Practice 86
Nursing Science 8

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 University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
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.

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