Nursing at West Coast University-Miami

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

West Coast University-Miami is located in Doral, Florida and approximately 1,194 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.

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at West Coast University-Miami 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at West Coast University-Miami

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at West Coast University-Miami.

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at West Coast University-Miami may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

West Coast University-Miami does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Coast University-Miami with a associate's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

West Coast University-Miami Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 West Coast University-Miami with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	240
White	20
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Coast University-Miami. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	279

Related Majors

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 West Coast University-Miami.

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.