Bachelor's · Bluefield, West Virginia
Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Bluefield State University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 1.4 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $81,616
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $88,894
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $47k (likely $47k – $66k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $53k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in WV
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 1.4 years (likely 1.1–2.0)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $317k (likely $175k – $464k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $917k (likely $631k – $1.23M)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 34%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at other schools
🩺 Getting ready in high school
Students heading toward health & medicine majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
IB Higher Level
- Biology HL
- Chemistry HL
Build my roadmap 🗺️ Middle school to career, plus high schools near you that offer these classes.
Other majors at Bluefield State University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's)$73,592
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)$67,441
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's)$54,897
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$42,085
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$41,449
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$40,711
- Social Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$40,355
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$38,244
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at other schools in West Virginia
- Davis & Elkins College$105,127
- American Public University System$94,768
- Fairmont State University$86,071
- University of Charleston$83,847
- Potomac State College of West Virginia University$83,750
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology$83,750
- West Virginia University$83,750
- West Liberty University$82,117
- West Virginia Wesleyan College$80,901
- Shepherd University$78,764