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Nursing at Florida Atlantic University

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 Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

FAU Nursing Degrees Available

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

FAU Nursing Rankings

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at FAU awarded 104 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Florida Atlantic University.

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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