by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 7,992 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,407 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nursing practice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brenau University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 144 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sentara College of Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Nursing Practice at Sentara College of Health Sciences
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Nursing Practice at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Nursing Practice at Virginia Commonwealth University
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