Nursing at Auburn University

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 Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737.

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

Auburn Nursing Degrees Available

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

Auburn Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Auburn 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #289 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	201
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Auburn Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Auburn, 87% 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 Auburn University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Auburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	263
Nursing Practice	5

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 Auburn University.

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
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.