Nursing Schools in West Virginia (2026)

West Virginia has 53 nursing-relevant schools in this directory, with 36 public and 17 private institutions. Average in-state tuition is $11,303, with public schools averaging $6,913 and private schools averaging $20,571 — both well below the national averages. The 25th-to-75th-percentile tuition band runs from $5,158 to $10,240, the narrowest range among states with substantial nursing programs. The cheapest tracked program is Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College at $4,288 per year, and the largest by undergraduate enrollment is American Public University System at approximately 38,976, an online-heavy institution.

Across West Virginia programs the average graduation rate is 61.0 percent — one of the higher state averages in this directory — and the average retention rate is 68.7 percent. Median post-graduation earnings average $38,090 and median federal debt at graduation averages $15,961. The state's healthcare employer base is dominated by WVU Medicine and Charleston Area Medical Center, with the long tail of rural critical-access hospitals across the state's mountain counties.