Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Virginia
47 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 26 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $60,903 at Northern Virginia Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
Registered Nurses in Virginia earn a median of $93,600 a year across 77,490 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $129,270 | 10,210 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $127,810 | 7,110 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $82,550 | 1,670 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $252,110 | 700 |
| Nurse Midwives | $135,710 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | $16,278 | $60,903 (96 grads) | 144 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | $14,000 | $59,124 (37 grads) | 146 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Associate's degree | $11,950 | $58,842 (86 grads) | 117 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Richmond Richmond | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | 0 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke Roanoke | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $23,500 | $57,963 (300 grads) | 116 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $57,318 (28 grads) | 45 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | $17,486 | $56,415 (84 grads) | 121 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $27,977 | $55,430 (323 grads) | 736 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | $16,824 | $55,383 (40 grads) | 94 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $55,286 (26 grads) | 29 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | $55,151 (30 grads) | 54 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | $12,789 | $53,537 (84 grads) | 55 |
| Centra College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | $15,250 | $53,454 (70 grads) | 98 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | $12,400 | $52,107 (48 grads) | 76 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $11,600 | $51,960 (74 grads) | 70 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Associate's degree | — | $51,035 (32 grads) | 50 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | $11,497 | $50,439 (37 grads) | 32 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Associate's degree | $10,417 | $50,320 (26 grads) | 40 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Associate's degree | — | $50,161 (40 grads) | 55 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $50,161 (50 grads) | 47 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Associate's degree | — | $50,105 (50 grads) | 53 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $49,883 (50 grads) | 45 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Associate's degree | — | $49,370 (49 grads) | 64 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | $48,265 (38 grads) | 29 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | $8,250 | $25,967 (16 grads) | 0 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Undergraduate certificate | $6,475 | not published | 105 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg | Associate's degree | $14,750 | not published | 48 |
| Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk | Associate's degree | $28,450 | not published | 50 |
| Fortis College-Richmond Richmond | Associate's degree | $28,450 | not published | 17 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Associate's degree | — | not published | 58 |
| Riverside College of Health Sciences Newport News | Associate's degree | $16,750 | not published | 69 |
| Southside College of Health Sciences Colonial Heights | Associate's degree | $11,947 | not published | 50 |
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing Falls Church | Associate's degree | — | not published | 56 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | $10,750 | not published | 36 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 152 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 111 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.