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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Kentucky

11 Colleges
$65,824 Avg Salary
$26,802 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Kentucky to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular online school in Kentucky for nursing students. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent online programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

Nursing majors at WKU take out an average of $24,343 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $200, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent online programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Nursing majors at NKU take out an average of $30,429 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $252, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent online programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UK take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $363, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

The excellent online programs at Lindsey Wilson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

On average, nursing graduates from Lindsey Wilson College take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Union College take out is $25,481.

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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Eastern take out is $27,970. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $242.

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#8

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

University of Pikeville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Pikeville, UPIKE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from UPIKE take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Kentucky Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Kentucky list. Kentucky Christian University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Grayson.

Nursing majors at Kentucky Christian University take out an average of $32,561 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

Kentucky State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Frankfort, KY State is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at KY State accumulate an average of around $37,073 in student debt.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 11 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.

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