2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 673 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Nursing
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the United States. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 673 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Of the 1,935 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,204 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 839 students majoring in nursing at Maryville U, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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University of South Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USA is a large public school located in the city of Mobile.
Of the 780 students majoring in nursing at USA, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Capella University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Of the 643 students majoring in nursing at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Frontier Nursing University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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With a ranking of #12, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Miami Regional University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 493 students majoring in nursing at Miami Regional University, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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With a ranking of #16, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Aspen University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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United States University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Spring Arbor University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 381 students majoring in nursing at Spring Arbor, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Drexel University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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With a ranking of #24, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 317 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Regis College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Weston.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 673 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
Nursing by Region
View the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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