Nursing at South University, Savannah

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at South University, Savannah stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Savannah is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 818 students attend the school each year. Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South University, Savannah in 2021, 12 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.

South University, Savannah Nursing Degrees Available

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

South University, Savannah Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how South University, Savannah performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at South University, Savannah 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
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	59
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	131
	141
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	192
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	214
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	250
	252
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	260
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	286
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	300
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	316
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
	463
Most Focused Nursing Schools	583
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	766
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	803
	860
Best Nursing Schools	923
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,010
Most Popular Nursing Schools	1,284

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in nursing from South University, Savannah. This makes it the #301 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from South University, Savannah Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at South University, Savannah is $65,499. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at South University, Savannah

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

South University, Savannah Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from South University, Savannah. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 South University, Savannah with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South University, Savannah Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in nursing from South University, Savannah. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from South University, Savannah, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South University, Savannah also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 GA, the home state for South University, Savannah.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Nurse Practitioners	6,110	$106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,130	$71,470
Nurse Anesthetists	990	$151,070

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.