Nursing at University of South Alabama

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of South Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from USA.

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

USA Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USA

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USA does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USA Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how USA 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 USA 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 Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Nursing Schools	12
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	63
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Nursing Schools	239
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	390
	725
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	768
Best Value Nursing Schools	941

In 2021, 780 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USA. This makes it the #7 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from USA Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $56,715. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from USA. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at USA since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	249
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

USA Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 780 nursing majors earned their master's degree from USA. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USA, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	117
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	571
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

USA also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 134 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	1,259
Nursing Practice	126

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medicine
• Communication Sciences
• 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses	49,490	$59,470
Nurse Practitioners	3,680	$95,970
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,330	$66,670
Nurse Anesthetists	1,240	$161,780

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.