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Best Nursing Colleges in Virginia

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 34 schools · Agent Insights
34
Schools Analyzed
$52,255
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
52%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$17,939
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 34 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 34
Avg. earnings at 10yr $52,255
Avg. graduation rate 52%
Avg. net price $17,939
Avg. median debt $20,789

How We Ranked

Nursing programs in Virginia ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICERadford UniversityJames MadisonPiedmont VirginiaUniversity ofEastern Mennonite

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Radford University49%James Madison University80%Piedmont Virginia Commun…37%University of Virginia's…48%Eastern Mennonite Univer…57%Averett University46%Old Dominion University45%Marymount University56%George Mason University69%Longwood University61%Shenandoah University69%University of Richmond86%University of Mary Washi…67%J Sargeant Reynolds Comm…31%Virginia Commonwealth Un…64%Ferrum College30%Brightpoint Community Co…39%University of Virginia-M…95%Northern Virginia Commun…35%Paul D Camp Community Co…30%

Top 3

#1

Radford University

Radford, VA

Graduation49%
Earnings$53,739
Net Price$14,578

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Graduation80%
Earnings$69,954
Net Price$23,322

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#3

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Graduation37%
Earnings$40,752
Net Price$5,963

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#1

Radford University

Radford, VA · 6,038 students · Public

90% accepted 49% graduate $53,739 earnings
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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · 20,888 students · Public

72% accepted 80% graduate $69,954 earnings
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#3

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA · 3,045 students · Public

37% graduate $40,752 earnings
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#4

University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise, VA · 1,101 students · Public

29% accepted 48% graduate $45,325 earnings
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#5

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA · 754 students · Private nonprofit

100% accepted 57% graduate $54,869 earnings
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#6

Averett University

Danville, VA · 1,231 students · Private nonprofit

57% accepted 46% graduate $51,516 earnings
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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA · 17,514 students · Public

90% accepted 45% graduate $54,914 earnings
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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, VA · 1,810 students · Private nonprofit

93% accepted 56% graduate $67,516 earnings
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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · 27,752 students · Public

87% accepted 69% graduate $76,343 earnings
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#10

Longwood University

Farmville, VA · 3,015 students · Public

90% accepted 61% graduate $52,347 earnings
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#11

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA · 2,116 students · Private nonprofit

77% accepted 69% graduate $58,433 earnings
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#12

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA · 2,980 students · Private nonprofit

22% accepted 86% graduate $76,178 earnings
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#13

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA · 3,566 students · Public

80% accepted 67% graduate $60,613 earnings
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#14

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Richmond, VA · 5,586 students · Public

31% graduate $39,529 earnings
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#15

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · 20,753 students · Public

93% accepted 64% graduate $58,128 earnings
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#16

Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA · 699 students · Private nonprofit

89% accepted 30% graduate $44,296 earnings
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#17

Brightpoint Community College

Chester, VA · 5,792 students · Public

39% graduate $41,223 earnings
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#18

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · 17,597 students · Public

17% accepted 95% graduate $86,863 earnings
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#19

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA · 33,048 students · Public

35% graduate $53,557 earnings
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#20

Paul D Camp Community College

Franklin, VA · 613 students · Public

30% graduate $36,031 earnings
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#21

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA · 1,256 students · Private nonprofit

73% accepted 46% graduate $50,074 earnings
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#22

Emory & Henry University

Emory, VA · 1,078 students · Private nonprofit

84% accepted 55% graduate $47,385 earnings
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#23

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA · 12,082 students · Public

31% graduate $38,349 earnings
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#24

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA · 1,090 students · Private nonprofit

43% graduate $44,427 earnings
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#25

Roanoke College

Salem, VA · 1,767 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 67% graduate $58,047 earnings
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#26

Hampton University

Hampton, VA · 3,727 students · Private nonprofit

62% accepted 56% graduate $59,159 earnings
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#27

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA · 5,392 students · Public

88% accepted 36% graduate $44,666 earnings
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#28

Virginia Peninsula Community College

Hampton, VA · 3,941 students · Public

34% graduate $37,996 earnings
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#29

Bluefield University

Bluefield, VA · 614 students · Private nonprofit

59% accepted 22% graduate $48,896 earnings
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#30

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA · 1,577 students · Private nonprofit

43% accepted 60% graduate $56,380 earnings
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#31

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA · 1,709 students · Private nonprofit

26% graduate $32,568 earnings
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#32

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA · 1,639 students · Private nonprofit

87% accepted 72% graduate $58,448 earnings
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#33

Patrick & Henry Community College

Martinsville, VA · 1,350 students · Public

43% graduate $33,323 earnings
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#34

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · 50,012 students · Private nonprofit

99% accepted 64% graduate $44,813 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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