Nursing at Eastern Florida State College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Eastern Florida State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

EFSC is located in Melbourne, Florida and has a total student population of 13,937.

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

EFSC Nursing Degrees Available

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

EFSC Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at EFSC 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at EFSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Eastern Florida State College.

EFSC Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at EFSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at EFSC are white. Around 66% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Florida State College with a associate's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	105
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

EFSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at EFSC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at EFSC 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 Eastern Florida State College with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Eastern Florida State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	148

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Dental Support Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 Eastern Florida State College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.