Nursing at Florida International University

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.

FIU Nursing Degrees Available

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

FIU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at FIU 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 82 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FIU Nursing Master’s Program

76% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	322
Nursing Practice	80
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	40
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	25
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	22
School Nursing	12
Nursing Science	2

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 Florida International University.

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
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