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West Virginia Registered Nursing Schools and Training Programs (RN Schools)

Career Information for Registered Nurses in West Virginia

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Fast Facts for Registered Nurses in West Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Weirton and Huntington
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charleston and Parkersburg
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Huntington and Charleston

Salaries for Registered Nurses in West Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Huntington and Charleston. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Registered Nurses in West Virginia are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Registered Nurses in West Virginia

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Walden UniversityOnlineBachelor, Master, Post-Master CertificateGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
American Sentinel UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Concord Law SchoolOnlineBachelorGet Info

West Virginia Registered Nursing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alderson Broaddus CollegePhilippiMasters751
Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburgAssociate2,192
Bluefield State CollegeBluefieldBachelor1,804
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsBachelor640
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontMasters4,464
Glenville State CollegeGlenvilleBachelor1,441
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonDoctorate & First Professional13,808
Mountain State UniversityBeckleyMasters4,847
Shepherd UniversityShepherdstownMasters4,119
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMount GayAssociate2,273
University of CharlestonCharlestonDoctorate1,398
West Liberty State CollegeWest LibertyMasters2,405
West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWheelingAssociate3,128
West Virginia State Community and Technical CollegeInstituteAssociate1,634
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownDoctorate & First Professional28,113
West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburgBachelor3,743
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyMontgomeryBachelor1,453
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannonMasters1,275
Wheeling Jesuit UniversityWheelingDoctorate1,420

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Registered Nurses

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for West Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Registered Nurses

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Registered Nurses relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

WEST VIRGINIA

   
Weirton1,360$52,9301.9
Huntington3,880$57,2101.9
Wheeling1,770$46,6701.6
Parkersburg1,700$49,6301.4
Charleston3,500$54,0801.3
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