Nursing at Radford University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Radford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 227 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Radford.

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

Radford Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Radford

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Radford does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Radford Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Radford 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 Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	185
	194
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	208
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	226
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	444
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,259

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Radford. This makes it the #414 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #227 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Radford Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $58,868. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 227 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Radford in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	171
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Radford Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Radford. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Radford, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Radford also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 10 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	227
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	15
Nursing Practice	10
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	2
Nursing Administration	1

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Other Health Professions

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.