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Nursing at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 434 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 216 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.

WVU Nursing Degrees Available

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

WVU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at WVU 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 nursing major at WVU 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 Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 181
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 260
Most Popular Nursing Schools 265
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 268
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 311
348
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 471
1,223

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in nursing from WVU. This makes it the #205 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from WVU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $61,227. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 216 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from WVU in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 199
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WVU Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from WVU in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from WVU, 96% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WVU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 264
Nursing Practice 6
Nursing Science 1

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Registered Nurses 19,930 $61,780
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,610 $110,130
Nurse Practitioners 1,080 $100,690
Nursing Instructors and Professors 400 $58,530
Nurse Midwives 30 $113,720

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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