2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,964 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 586 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Albany Medical College the best school in the United States for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Vincent College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Latrobe.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samuel Merritt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Mount Marty 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 #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Touro University California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Duke University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of California - San Francisco came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
University of Pennsylvania 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 #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Medical University of South Carolina ranked #14 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
AdventHealth University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
Frontier Nursing 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 #18 on the list. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #19 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Newman University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.
With a ranking of #21, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
York College of Pennsylvania came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Loma Linda University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
University of California - Davis ranked #25 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 586 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
Nursing by Region
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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