Nursing at South University, Tampa

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

South University, Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 867. Of the 130 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South University, Tampa in 2021, 114 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, Tampa Nursing Degrees Available

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

South University, Tampa Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at South University, Tampa 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 South University, Tampa 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 Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	148
	151
Most Focused Nursing Schools	159
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	229
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	288
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
	319
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	319
	398
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Popular Nursing Schools	437
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	483
Best Nursing Schools	708
	930
Best Value Nursing Schools	983

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in nursing from South University, Tampa. This makes it the #148 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of South University, Tampa Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at South University, Tampa 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, Tampa

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

South University, Tampa Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 114 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South University, Tampa, about 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at South University, Tampa since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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, Tampa with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

South University, Tampa Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a master's degree in nursing from South University, Tampa. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

South University, Tampa also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

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 South University, Tampa.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.