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2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Kentucky 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the most popular 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.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 466 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in nursing at Spalding, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellarmine University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at Bellarmine U, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands 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. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Kentucky Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Kentucky Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Grayson.

Of the 21 students majoring in nursing at Kentucky Christian University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#10

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

Morehead State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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

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 13 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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