Nursing at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

WCUPA Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

WCUPA Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at WCUPA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #289 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at WCUPA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	150
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

WCUPA Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from WCUPA, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	210
Nursing Practice	5

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Nurse Practitioners	7,280	$98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,010	$78,810
Nurse Anesthetists	1,700	$171,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.