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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 2,017 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the best school in Kentucky for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Out of the 11 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Spalding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#5

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Kentucky Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#9

Midway University

Midway, KY

Midway University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Midway.

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#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky 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 #10 on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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