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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

4 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Our analysis found Lindsey Wilson College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#2

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Union College Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

Of the 37 students majoring in nursing at Union College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Union College accumulate an average of around $26,971 in student debt.

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#3

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pikeville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Pikeville, UPIKE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UPIKE take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,877.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Kentucky Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Grayson.

Women make up 73% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Kentucky Christian University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,920.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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