Nursing at Palm Beach State College

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and has a total student population of 26,666.

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

Palm Beach State College Nursing Degrees Available

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

Palm Beach State College Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Palm Beach State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Palm Beach State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	88
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Palm Beach State College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

60% 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 Palm Beach State College since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Palm Beach State College with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Palm Beach State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	349

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 Palm Beach 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.

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