Nursing at University of Pikeville

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Pikeville stacks up to those at other schools.

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and approximately 2,240 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UPIKE.

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

UPIKE Nursing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UPIKE

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UPIKE offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UPIKE Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UPIKE compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UPIKE 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	160
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	224
	330
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	396
	406
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools	425
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535
	668
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	692
Most Focused Nursing Schools	701
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools	751
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	773
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools	849
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	960
Best Nursing Schools	1,079
Most Popular Nursing Schools	1,261
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,412

Nursing Student Demographics at UPIKE

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

UPIKE Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UPIKE may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at UPIKE are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPIKE Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at UPIKE awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UPIKE 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 University of Pikeville with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Pikeville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pikeville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	37
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	16

Related Majors

• Optometry
• Medicine

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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820
Nurse Practitioners	3,160	$99,790
Nurse Anesthetists	1,160	$172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	690	$73,170

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.