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Nursing at Wheeling University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Wheeling University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and approximately 857 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Wheeling University.

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

Wheeling University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wheeling University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wheeling University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Wheeling University Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Wheeling University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Wheeling University 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
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 16
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 46
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 52
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 67
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 73
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 97
185
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 214
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 263
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 329
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 336
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 337
Most Focused Nursing Schools 379
420
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 590
613
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 669
Best Nursing Schools 711
Best Value Nursing Schools 774
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 887
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Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,321

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Wheeling University. This makes it the #337 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Wheeling University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wheeling University is $61,571. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wheeling University. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wheeling University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Wheeling University 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 Wheeling University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Wheeling University Nursing Master’s Program

92% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Wheeling University in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Wheeling University, 79% 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 Wheeling University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Wheeling University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wheeling University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 24
Registered Nursing 23
Nursing Administration 2

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 Wheeling 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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