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Registered Nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and approximately 1,066 students attend the school each year. Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2021, 19 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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at West Virginia Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 36
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 43
130
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 144
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 168
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 493
632
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 666
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 695
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 820
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 890
Best Registered Nursing Schools 985
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,125
1,204
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 1,555

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from West Virginia Wesleyan. This makes it the #168 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at West Virginia Wesleyan awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

West Virginia Wesleyan Registered Nursing Master’s Program

83% Women
Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Registered Nursing from West Virginia Wesleyan in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. West Virginia Wesleyan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan, 92% 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 Wesleyan College with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

West Virginia Wesleyan 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Registered Nurses 19,930 $61,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 400 $58,530

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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