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Nursing at William Peace University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what William Peace University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 830. Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Peace University in 2021, 14 of them were nursing majors.

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

WPU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at WPU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WPU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WPU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how WPU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at WPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 236
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 547
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 978
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,208
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,922

Nursing Student Demographics at WPU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at William Peace University.

WPU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from WPU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at WPU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at WPU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Peace University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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

WPU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Peace University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 14

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 NC, the home state for William Peace University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Nurse Practitioners 4,760 $104,100
Nurse Anesthetists 3,050 $178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,170 $68,710

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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