Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in West Virginia
19 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $59,124 at West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Registered Nurses in West Virginia earn a median of $80,130 a year across 23,430 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | $127,320 | 2,550 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $112,010 | 2,080 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $278,530 | 740 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $62,210 | 400 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown | Associate's degree | $16,789 | $59,124 (16 grads) | 43 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | $18,850 | $58,823 (37 grads) | 39 |
| Marshall University Huntington | Associate's degree | $23,923 | $58,823 (48 grads) | 134 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont | Associate's degree | $20,371 | $56,641 (29 grads) | 147 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Associate's degree | $10,750 | $55,738 (76 grads) | 67 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Associate's degree | — | $55,512 (36 grads) | 38 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Associate's degree | $14,682 | $54,910 (52 grads) | 48 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | $10,720 | $50,677 (55 grads) | 39 |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $50,022 (35 grads) | 18 |
| Bluefield State University Bluefield | Associate's degree | $15,500 | $48,935 (75 grads) | 71 |
| Salem University Salem | Associate's degree | $22,030 | not published | 7 |
| University of Charleston Charleston | Associate's degree | $18,500 | not published | 121 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Valley College-Beckley Beckley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.