by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Galen College of Nursing was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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The student to faculty ratio at Galen College of Nursing is an impressive 12 to 1. That’s quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
In the current academic year, there are 122 undergraduates at Galen College of Nursing.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville.
The overall average net price of Galen College of Nursing is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Galen College of Nursing, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Galen College of Nursing, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $9,034 a year. That adds up to $36,136 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $61,480 in their early years. That’s great news for Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville students since it is 25% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
See which majors at Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville make the most money.
Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville is a private for-profit institution situated in Pikeville, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Pikeville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town. Get more details about the location of Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville.
Contact details for Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 150 Healthcare Drive, Pikeville, KY 41501-1321 |
| Phone: | 8772237040 |
| Website: | galencollege.edu/campuses/pikeville |
In the latest year of available data, students from 2 majors graduated from Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 45 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 40 | NA |
| Nursing | 5 | NA |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
169 students took at least one online class at Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville.
Learn more about online learning at Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville.
Footnotes
*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.
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