Nursing at University of Miami

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Miami has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,809. Of the 394 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Miami in 2021, 279 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.

U Miami Nursing Degrees Available

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

U Miami Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at U Miami 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
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	113
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	117
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	135
	152
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	251
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	693
Most Focused Nursing Schools	972
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,736

In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in nursing from U Miami. This makes it the #56 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from U Miami Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at U Miami is $61,860. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 279 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from U Miami in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University of Miami with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	120
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

U Miami Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students earned a master's degree in nursing from U Miami. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. U Miami does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	30
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

U Miami also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 45 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Miami. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	249
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	175
Nursing Practice	43
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	30
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	17
Critical Care Nursing	4
Nursing Science	2

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Science
• 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 University of Miami.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.