2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 149 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out of the 149 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Medical University of South Carolina helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at AdventHealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #6, 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 school with a small student population.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
Emory 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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James Madison University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #13, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
Belmont University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.
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South University’s online programs 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 #17 on the list. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
Augusta University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Shenandoah University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #20 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
Harding 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 #22 on the list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.
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 in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 24 | Samford University | Birmingham, AL |
| 25 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | Chesapeake, VA |
| 26 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 27 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 28 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 29 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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).
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