Nursing at Florida Southern College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Florida Southern College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and has a total student population of 3,413.

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

Florida Southern Nursing Degrees Available

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

Florida Southern Nursing Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Florida Southern

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

Florida Southern Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Florida Southern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Florida Southern College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Southern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	51
Nursing Practice	23

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 Florida Southern College.

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
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.