Nursing at University of South Alabama

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of South Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year.

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

USA Nursing Degrees Available

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

USA Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at USA 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.

There were 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at USA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	214
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

USA Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USA, 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 University of South Alabama with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	542
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of South Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	1,259
Nursing Practice	126

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medicine
• Communication Sciences
• 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses	49,490	$59,470
Nurse Practitioners	3,680	$95,970
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,330	$66,670
Nurse Anesthetists	1,240	$161,780

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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