Nursing at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and approximately 4,148 students attend the school each year. Of the 600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Francis Marion University in 2021, 83 of them were nursing majors.

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

Francis Marion University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Francis Marion University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Francis Marion University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

Francis Marion University Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Francis Marion University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Francis Marion University 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 Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	250
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	280
	289
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	366
Most Focused Nursing Schools	546
Most Popular Nursing Schools	655
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,396

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Francis Marion University. This makes it the #251 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #347 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Francis Marion University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Francis Marion University is $59,618. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Francis Marion University in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Francis Marion University 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 Francis Marion University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Francis Marion University Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Francis Marion University. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Francis Marion University, 73% 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 Francis Marion University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Francis Marion University also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions

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 SC, the home state for Francis Marion University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Nurse Practitioners	2,260	$99,910
Nurse Anesthetists	930	$164,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors	550	$67,430

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 Lfalck under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.