Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729.

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

Samford Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Family Practice Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Samford

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Samford does offer online courses in family practice nursing for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Samford Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Rankings

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in family practice nursing, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family Practice Nursing Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of family practice nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in family practice nursing each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family practice nursing master's degree from Samford, 67% 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 Samford University with a master's in family practice nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Family Practice Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in family practice 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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses	49,490	$59,470
Nurse Practitioners	3,680	$95,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,330	$66,670

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
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