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Nursing at University of North Florida

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

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and approximately 16,926 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 226 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UNF.

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

UNF Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

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.

UNF does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UNF Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UNF performed in these rankings.

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 UNF 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 Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 62
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 156
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 169
Most Popular Nursing Schools 185
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 188
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 267
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 301
Best Nursing Schools 408
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 690
852
Best Value Nursing Schools 987
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,183
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In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from UNF. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNF Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNF is $59,266. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 226 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNF, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNF 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 North Florida with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 167
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

UNF also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 102 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 North Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 226
Nursing Practice 73
Nurse Anesthetist 29

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 North 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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