by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at West Virginia Wesleyan College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at West Virginia Wesleyan was ranked #1,046 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #5 in West Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for West Virginia Wesleyan.
Part-time undergraduates at West Virginia Wesleyan paid an average of $1,000 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,074 | $31,074 |
| Fees | $1,178 | $1,178 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,576 | $9,576 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,565 | $3,565 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at West Virginia Wesleyan in Nursing walked away with an average of $31,000 in student debt. That is 37% higher than the national average of $22,660.
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from West Virginia Wesleyan is $57,995 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $62,199.
West Virginia Wesleyan does not offer an online option for its nursing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the West Virginia Wesleyan Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan in 2019-2020, 6.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 13 |
| Allied Health Professions | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 1 |
*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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