Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and approximately 3,396 students attend the school each year.

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

FDU Nursing Degrees Available

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

FDU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at FDU 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 FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

FDU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FDU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	50

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• 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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Nurse Practitioners	5,900	$122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,000	$89,950
Nurse Midwives	180	$113,980

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.