by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across West Virginia, there were 1,771 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,392 and $25,751 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 813 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,789 and $17,466 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nursing.
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The nursing 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 “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate. This small school is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and it awarded 133 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 108 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Charleston. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate. University of Charleston is located in Charleston, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. This small school is located in South Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 84 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full BridgeValley Community & Technical College Nursing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluefield State College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate. Bluefield State College is a small school located in Bluefield, West Virginia that handed out 82 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia Northern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. West Virginia Northern Community College is a small public school situated in Wheeling, West Virginia. It awarded 54 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia Northern Community College Nursing Report
With a ranking of #6, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Mount Gay, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nursing at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate ranking. WVJC Morgantown is a small school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 52 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown Nursing Report
West Virginia University at Parkersburg ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
West Virginia Junior College - Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 40 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Nursing at West Virginia Junior College - Charleston
Davis & Elkins College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate ranking. D&E is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elkins, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It awarded 25 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Salem University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate ranking. Salem University is located in Salem, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Nursing at West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport
New River Community and Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate ranking. Located in Beaver, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing at New River Community and Technical College
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. This small school is located in Moorefield, West Virginia, and it awarded 0 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Nursing Report
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