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Nursing at Western Carolina

Western Carolina graduates about 238 nursing majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 349th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a light program at 41 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×).

41/100Light#349 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year2389% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$353Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around Western Carolina

Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534200182Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534212559Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213574Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
THE WINGLESS VICTORY by Maxwell Anderson presented by Western Carolina Universit
The Wingless Victory 04Photo: Allen H Freeman Jr · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bird Building – Health Services.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 30 · Academic 28 · Athletics 8 · Library 2 · Dining 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Texas A&M International University 42
  2. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 42
  3. Florida Gulf Coast University 42
  4. University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh 41
  5. Eastern Kentucky University 41
  6. Murray State University 41
  7. Southern University and A&M College 41
  8. Gardner-Webb University 41

Other strong majors at Western Carolina

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Carolina with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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