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Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0110
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280 West Valley Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35209
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3060 Wilson Rd SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221-1717
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Birmingham, AL (population: 226,152) has five nursing schools within its city limits. Samford University, the highest ranked school in the city with a nursing program, has a total student population of 4,658. It is the 1328th highest ranked school in the USA and the 10th highest in the state of Alabama (#1 is Auburn University Main Campus). To learn more about nursing programs in Birmingham, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at Samford University such as Geri Beers, Jane Martin, Barbara Money, Judith Vinzant, and Debbie Walker.

Nursing students from Birmingham schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Birmingham-Hoover area alone, there are 3,880 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $35,940. Registered nurses in this area earn $60,980/yr and there are 14,330 employed.

Birmingham lies in Jefferson county, which is one of the 67 counties in Alabama. Overall, the Birmingham-Hoover area has 494,530 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $40,060 average annual salary. Thus, about 29 out of every 1000 jobs in Birmingham are held by registered nurses, and 8/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

Of the 5 nursing schools in Birmingham, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Samford University comes out as the most expensive ($19,536/yr) for nursing students, with Jefferson State Community College as the lowest, reported at only $6,192/yr.

Nursing Programs in Birmingham


Samford University
  • Nursing, Other
    Levels offered: PhD
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
    Levels offered: PhD
  • Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
    Levels offered: PhD
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Herzing College
  • Nursing, Other
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates
Jefferson State Community College
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates

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