Program Details
Bluefield University
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (51.3811)
Bachelor's Degree



Nursing
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:NoYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  05/2013
Program authorized for distance learning
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-21453235
2021-22242315
2022-23211414
2023-2415129
2024-25984
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes





Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-2128735
2021-2215015
2022-2310414
2023-24459
2024-25314
Five Year Summary601777
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0110771373677



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)410%
2017-18 (5 years)1440%
2019-20 (3 years)3480%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2014080.5%$ 12,374$ 18,556$ 20,311$ 24,746
2016-17 to 2020-2112678.7%$ 11,630$ 17,652$ 19,691$ 24,745
2017-18 to 2021-2211378.5%$ 11,135$ 17,979$ 19,818$ 24,744
2018-19 to 2022-239975.6%$ 10,007$ 16,612$ 19,321$ 24,745
2019-20 to 2023-247370.9%$ 10,172$ 18,560$ 20,602$ 28,189

Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2014080.5%$ 12,374$ 18,556$ 20,339$ 24,746
2016-17 to 2020-2112678.7%$ 11,764$ 17,652$ 19,755$ 24,745
2017-18 to 2021-2211378.5%$ 11,630$ 17,979$ 19,890$ 24,744
2018-19 to 2022-239975.6%$ 10,172$ 16,612$ 19,365$ 24,745
2019-20 to 2023-247370.9%$ 10,265$ 18,560$ 20,660$ 28,189


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.