A degree in nursing science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #162 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of nursing science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 degrees in nursing science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of nursing science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nursing Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The nursing science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Science Schools in Virginia.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing science degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing science. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 4 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in nursing science. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 3 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in nursing science needs to take a look at George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 3 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
Averett University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing science. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 42nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 16 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at AU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
college factual
Your choice of nursing science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nursing Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
