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2023 Best Nursing Schools in Maryland

10 Colleges
$74,321 Avg Salary
$24,277 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 922 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Nursing Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for nursing students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Maryland. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Maryland. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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#5

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

The excellent programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Maryland. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the suburb of Frostburg.

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With a ranking of #7, Bowie State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Full Nursing at Coppin State University Report

#10

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

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 10 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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