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Registered Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University

Registered Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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

VCU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

VCU does offer online education options in registered nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

VCU Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 66
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 70

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540

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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