Miami, FL (population: 425,242) has one practical nursing school within its city limits. Barry University has a total student population of 8,846. It is the 3882nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 202nd highest in the state of Florida (#1 is University of Miami). To learn more about practical nursing programs in Miami, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of practical nursing professors at Barry University such as Steve Clarke.
Practical Nursing students from Miami schools who go on to become practical nurses, nurses, nurse practitioners, natural health practitioners, 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 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan area alone, there are 4,420 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $41,240. Registered nurses in this area earn $68,430/yr and there are 20,860 employed.
Miami lies in Miami-Dade county, which is one of the 49 counties in Florida. Overall, the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan area has 981,570 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,070 average annual salary. Thus, about 21 out of every 1000 jobs in Miami are held by registered nurses, and 5/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Barry University ends up costing a student $22,930/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Miami |
Miami Beach | FL | 84,633 | 4 | 12.1922 | 6 | 4.8 miles |
Coral Gables | FL | 43,646 | 1 | 80.2467 | 177 | 6.4 miles |
North Miami | FL | 55,954 | 1 | 20.3506 | 19 | 8.7 miles |
Miami Lakes | FL | - | 1 | 11.3357 | 23 | 10.8 miles |
North Miami Beach | FL | - | 1 | 30.306 | 3 | 11.0 miles |
Miami Gardens | FL | 113,813 | 3 | 37.6424 | 120 | 11.3 miles |
Hollywood | FL | 142,105 | 5 | 37.6993 | 64 | 17.6 miles |
Pembroke Pines | FL | 146,408 | 0 | - | 0 | 17.8 miles |
Weston | FL | 65,215 | 2 | 37.9212 | 53 | 25.1 miles |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | 184,625 | 11 | 23.9607 | 338 | 25.3 miles |
Sunrise | FL | 89,011 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.2 miles |
Homestead | FL | 62,540 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.7 miles |
Tamarac | FL | 59,442 | 0 | - | 0 | 29.2 miles |
Pompano Beach | FL | 101,930 | 4 | 24.0374 | 34 | 32.2 miles |
Coral Springs | FL | 125,980 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.0 miles |
Coconut Creek | FL | 51,117 | 1 | 19.1074 | 42 | 34.6 miles |
Deerfield Beach | FL | 75,503 | 1 | 1.86135 | 0 | 37.1 miles |
Boca Raton | FL | 86,084 | 4 | 34.4533 | 150 | 41.3 miles |
Delray Beach | FL | 64,829 | 0 | - | 0 | 46.9 miles |
Boynton Beach | FL | 69,913 | 1 | 0.00884495 | 0 | 52.5 miles |
Lake Worth | FL | - | 2 | 25.2639 | 114 | 58.6 miles |
Wellington | FL | 56,239 | 0 | - | 0 | 60.9 miles |
West Palm Beach | FL | 99,706 | 6 | 33.5336 | 149 | 67.3 miles |
Jupiter | FL | 50,075 | 0 | - | 0 | 79.1 miles |