Nursing at University of Pikeville

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Pikeville stacks up to those at other schools.

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and approximately 2,240 students attend the school each year.

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

UPIKE Nursing Degrees Available

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

UPIKE Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UPIKE 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at UPIKE

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

UPIKE Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UPIKE may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at UPIKE are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UPIKE Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UPIKE are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pikeville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	37
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	16

Related Majors

• Optometry
• Medicine

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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820
Nurse Practitioners	3,160	$99,790
Nurse Anesthetists	1,160	$172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	690	$73,170

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
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.