University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY · Private nonprofit · 1,140 students · Visit Website

The University of Pikeville offers an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program that can be completed in two years, or one year for licensed practical nurses. The baccalaureate nursing program has a high job placement rate, with 100% of graduates finding employment within one year of graduation in recent years. The university also offers a flexible online RN-BSN program for working registered nurses to earn their bachelor's degree on their own schedule.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$76,570/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

69/100

Tuition

$24,150/yr

All Programs at University of Pikeville

1 trade program at University of Pikeville, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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69 $76,570/yr $15,750 15.1x High Very Large
292 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at University of Pikeville using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.