2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 586 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Albany Medical College the best school in the United States for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Glendale. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Vincent College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Latrobe.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Samuel Merritt University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Mount Marty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Vanderbilt University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Touro University California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Texas Wesleyan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
With a ranking of #11, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of California - San Francisco landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #13 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Medical University of South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. MUSC is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #16, AdventHealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
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With a ranking of #18, Frontier Nursing University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Newman University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.
Gonzaga University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
With a ranking of #22, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Loma Linda University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
With a ranking of #25, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 586 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
Nursing by Region
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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