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Registered Nursing at University of the Cumberlands

What traits are you looking for in a school for Registered Nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of the Cumberlands. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of the Cumberlands sits in Williamsburg, KY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 144 registered nursing degrees were granted at University of the Cumberlands.

Studying Online at University of the Cumberlands

Online coursework is an option at University of the Cumberlands. Among 22,120 students, 13,667 (62%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,078 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Registered Nursing Rankings at University of the Cumberlands

Use these rankings to compare University of the Cumberlands’s Registered Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Kentucky	#3 of 40
Best Value	Kentucky	#24 of 39
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#84 of 498
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#238 of 524
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#559 of 1,861
Best Value	Nationwide	#726 of 1,843

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Registered Nursing graduates at University of the Cumberlands, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Registered Nursing graduates at University of the Cumberlands are 93% women (134) and 7% men (10).

Registered Nursing Associate’s Program at University of the Cumberlands

Of the 56 associate’s registered nursing degrees awarded at University of the Cumberlands, 96% were women (54) and 4% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing associate’s degree recipients at University of the Cumberlands.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	48
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 2% of Registered Nursing associate’s degree recipients at University of the Cumberlands, lower than the national average of 43%.*

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at University of the Cumberlands

Of the 88 bachelor’s registered nursing graduates at University of the Cumberlands, 91% were women (80) and 9% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of the Cumberlands.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	71
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	15

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 2% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of the Cumberlands, below the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Registered Nursing program at University of the Cumberlands work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Registered Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.