Nursing at ECPI University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what ECPI University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 14,353 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from ECPI University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

ECPI University Nursing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at ECPI University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECPI University does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ECPI University Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at ECPI University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at ECPI University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Schools	37
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	452
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	457
Most Focused Nursing Schools	483
	491

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in nursing from ECPI University. This makes it the #306 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ECPI University Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECPI University is $62,355. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at ECPI University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at ECPI University.

ECPI University Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

ECPI University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from ECPI University with a associate's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	268
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

ECPI University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 178 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ECPI University, about 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at ECPI University since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from ECPI University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

ECPI University Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from ECPI University in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. ECPI University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from ECPI University, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from ECPI University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECPI University also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for ECPI University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.