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Nursing at West Coast University-Miami

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

West Coast University-Miami is located in Doral, Florida and has a total student population of 1,194. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 278 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from West Coast University-Miami.

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

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at West Coast University-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 West Coast University-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 Focused Nursing Schools 1
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Nursing Schools 67
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95
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 110
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 112
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 189
194
Most Popular Nursing Schools 250
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 788
Best Value Nursing Schools 816
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 1,066
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 1,068

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from West Coast University-Miami Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Coast University-Miami is $80,831. This is 29% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at West Coast University-Miami

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

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Associate’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 278 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from West Coast University-Miami in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at West Coast University-Miami since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 West Coast University-Miami with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 192
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

West Coast University-Miami also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 West Coast University-Miami. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 279

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 West Coast University-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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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