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Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 212 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from VCU.

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

VCU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? VCU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

VCU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at VCU 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 VCU 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
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 16
87
519
676

In 2021, 103 students received their master’s degree in nursing from VCU. This makes it the #97 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $60,267. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 74
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 71

VCU Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 nursing majors earned their master's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 40
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

VCU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 58 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Virginia Commonwealth 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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