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Nursing at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293. In 2021, 48 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UMW.

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

UMW Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UMW Nursing Rankings

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

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 UMW 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
103
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 132
Best Nursing Schools 201
249
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 450
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 694
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 764
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,259
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,341
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,607

Earnings of UMW Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMW is $77,896. This is 24% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Nursing Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from UMW in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UMW also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mary Washington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 48

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 University of Mary Washington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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