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Nursing at Miami

Miami graduates about 245 nursing majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $233 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#8 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year2459% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$233Ma year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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View of Shalala Student Center at the University of Miami.
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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Schwartz Center for Nursing and Health Studies, The Lennar Foundation Medical Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 9 · Arts 6 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Emory University 91
  2. George Washington University 90
  3. Duke University 90
  4. University of Rochester 89
  5. Villanova University 88
  6. Drexel University 87
  7. Case Western Reserve University 86
  8. University of San Francisco 85

Other strong majors at Miami

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Miami with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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