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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

6 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in West Virginia with 1,771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in West Virginia to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Nursing at West Virginia University Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

Full Nursing at Marshall University Report

#3

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wheeling University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Wheeling University Report

Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at American Public University System

Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan College

#6

Salem University

Salem, WV

Salem University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

Of the 3 students majoring in nursing at Salem, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Salem University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Georgia 7,112
Kentucky 6,395
Virginia 6,775
Alabama 7,364
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Arkansas 2,882

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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