Nursing at Shenandoah University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Shenandoah University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,174. Of the 171 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shenandoah University in 2021, 125 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.

Shenandoah Nursing Degrees Available

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

Shenandoah Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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 Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	27
	59
	69
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	128
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	166
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	208
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	325
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	380
Most Popular Nursing Schools	448
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,410

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Shenandoah. This makes it the #326 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Shenandoah Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shenandoah is $63,690. This is 1% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Shenandoah in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Shenandoah are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Shenandoah Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Shenandoah, 76% 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 Shenandoah University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Shenandoah also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shenandoah University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	125
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	33
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	12
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	9
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	3
Nursing Administration	1

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.