by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing Practice is the 105th most popular major in the country with 7,992 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 251 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. To top this list, a school must have a successful nursing practice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia nursing practice students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sentara College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia list. Sentara College of Health Sciences is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Radford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
James Madison University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia ranking. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 9 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Mennonite University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia ranking. Eastern Mennonite is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 4 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #10, Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia list. Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bluefield College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. Bluefield, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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