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Nursing at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 780 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.

USA Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USA

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.

USA does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

USA Nursing Rankings

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 Master’s Program

88% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USA, 73% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 117
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 571
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 36

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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