2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 7,425 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 North Carolina
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 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Carolina. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
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Queens University of Charlotte 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. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Western Carolina 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| 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 16 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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