Nursing at Indian River State College

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Indian River State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and has a total student population of 15,236.

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

Indian River State College Nursing Degrees Available

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

Indian River State College Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Indian River State College 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 Indian River State College

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

Indian River State College Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Indian River State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Indian River State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Indian River State College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Indian River State College 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 Indian River State College with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	57
International Students	2
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 Indian River State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	267

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 Indian River 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.