Nursing at Jacksonville University

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

JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 4,053.

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

JU Nursing Degrees Available

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

JU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at JU 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #148 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at JU

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

JU 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 JU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at JU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	122
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

JU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. JU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from JU, 66% 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 Jacksonville University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	338
Clinical Nurse Specialist	46
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	25
Nursing Administration	22
Nursing Practice	15
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	14

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral 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 FL, the home state for Jacksonville 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
• Image Credit: By Humanities under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.