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Nursing at University of the Virgin Islands

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, take a look at what University of the Virgin Islands. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of the Virgin Islands is in Charlotte Amalie, VI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 31 nursing degrees were granted at University of the Virgin Islands.

Studying Online at University of the Virgin Islands

Distance learning is available at University of the Virgin Islands. Among 1,792 students, 278 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 548 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at University of the Virgin Islands

These rankings give you a sense of how University of the Virgin Islands’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Outlying Areas (Region)	#1 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Virgin Islands	#1 of 1
Best Value	Virgin Islands	#1 of 1
Best Value	Outlying Areas (Region)	#8 of 17
Best Value	Nationwide	#459 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#941 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from University of the Virgin Islands

Graduates of University of the Virgin Islands’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$64,344
2 years	$31,839
3 years	$61,498
4 years	$72,350
5 years	$81,101

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from University of the Virgin Islands report median earnings of $72,350, compared with $54,317 for all University of the Virgin Islands graduates — about 33% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from University of the Virgin Islands comes in at $17,974.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Nursing graduates at University of the Virgin Islands, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at University of the Virgin Islands are 94% women (29) and 6% men (2).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at University of the Virgin Islands

Of the 31 bachelor’s nursing graduates at University of the Virgin Islands, 94% were women (29) and 6% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	18
Asian	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
International (Nonresident)	8

Minority students account for 68% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of the Virgin Islands, above the national average of 43%.*

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

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at University of the Virgin Islands

This Nursing program at University of the Virgin Islands breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	31

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at University of the Virgin Islands pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

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.