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Registered Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University

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Registered Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. Of the 307 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 212 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

VCU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VCU does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

VCU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at VCU 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 registered nursing major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 137
Best Registered Nursing Schools 195
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Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,666

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from VCU in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 74
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 71

VCU also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540

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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