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Nursing Schools in Virginia

Virginia contains 54 schools that offer nursing programs. James Madison University, the highest-ranking nursing school in VA, has a total student population of 18,971 and is the 72nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 54 nursing schools in Virginia, only 10 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Virginia Career Institute comes out as the most expensive ($36,075/yr), with Wytheville Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,335/yr.

Nursing students from Virginia schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are 19,980 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average yearly salary of $37,950. Registered nurses in this state earn $63,270/yr and there are 60,230 employed.

Also, within the nursing schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from nursing, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Nursing Programs in Virginia

James Madison University

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Nursing, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern Mennonite University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lynchburg College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Shenandoah University

• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Nursing, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Jefferson College of Health Sciences

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Nursing, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Marymount University

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia State University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Sentara School of Health Professions

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Riverside School of Health Careers

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

George Mason University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Old Dominion University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Radford University

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Nursing, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Liberty University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Norfolk State University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northern Virginia Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Centura College

• Nursing, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Wytheville Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Danville Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southside Virginia Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tidewater Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lord Fairfax Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Germanna Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southwest Virginia Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Patrick Henry Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Blue Ridge Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Paul D Camp Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Dabney S Lancaster Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Piedmont Virginia Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Western Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Highlands Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

John Tyler Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

New River Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Thomas Nelson Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mountain Empire Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Rappahannock Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Virginia Interesting Facts

• Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
• The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
• Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
• Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
• Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

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