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Nursing at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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 University of South Florida - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 506 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from USF Tampa.

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

USF Tampa Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USF Tampa offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

USF Tampa Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at USF Tampa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at USF 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 Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 153

In 2021, 262 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USF Tampa. This makes it the #31 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USF Tampa Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $61,674. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 506 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from USF Tampa. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at USF Tampa are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 60
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 268
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 46

USF Tampa Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 262 students earned a master's degree in nursing from USF Tampa. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USF Tampa, 61% were white. This is typical 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 Florida - Main Campus with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 161
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 35 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of South Florida - Main Campus.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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