Private nonprofit · Community college
Washington Health System School of Nursing
Washington, Pennsylvania · Large suburb
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- Transfer rate
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- Avg net price
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- Grad / completion
- $63,504
- Median earnings
Washington Health System School of Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Washington, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 37 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The French labeled the area "Wissameking", meaning "catfish place", as early as 1757. Washington Symphony Orchestra, founded 2002, offers four to five concerts annually. The Washington Community Theatre presents several musicals and other productions throughout the year, with a feature production held each June in the Main Pavilion at Washington Park. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 22 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 119 miles
- Nearest airport
- 21 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub
How Washington Health System School of Nursing compares
Higher than 97% · #15 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 15%
Lower than 92%
Larger than 9%
Percentiles compare Washington Health System School of Nursing with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White89%
- Black5.4%
- Other or multiracial5.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 37
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 38%
- Median family income
- $38,241
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,836
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,504
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,750
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 64%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $63,504
- Typical debt at graduation
- $14,750
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 23%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 75%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $711 (1%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 20°F
- Annual rain
- 41.3″
- Annual snow
- 31.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Washington 3 NE, PA US station (3 mi from campus).
What Washington Health System School of Nursing graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.