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Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,395 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

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Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

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Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spalding University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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Kentucky Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Kentucky Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Grayson.

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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville 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 large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

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Midway University

Midway, KY

Midway 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #10, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Tennessee 6,004
South Carolina 3,296
Louisiana 3,502
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838
West Virginia 1,771

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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