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Nursing at Miami Dade College

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523. Of the 1,390 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Miami Dade College in 2021, 229 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.

MDC Nursing Degrees Available

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

MDC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at MDC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 MDC 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
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 174
Best Value Nursing Schools 397
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How Much Do Nursing Graduates from MDC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at MDC is $73,541. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Nursing Associate’s Program

79% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 153
Hispanic or Latino 372
White 28
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

MDC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 229 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from MDC. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 Miami Dade College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 72
Hispanic or Latino 127
White 14
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

MDC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Miami Dade 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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