2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 160 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc the best school in the Southeast Region for nursing students. Located in the city of Madison, MTSA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The excellent programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Medical University of South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.
AdventHealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.
Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.
With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Emory University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.
University of Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #13 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #14 on the list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #16, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
With a ranking of #17, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.
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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #19 on the list. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Kentucky ranked #21 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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South University’s online programs ranked #23 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Belmont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #24 on the list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Nursing students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA |
| 26 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
| 27 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 28 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 29 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 30 | Harding University | Searcy, AR |
| 31 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 32 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 3,074 |
| Georgia | 1,685 |
| North Carolina | 1,399 |
| Tennessee | 1,589 |
| Kentucky | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 520 |
| Alabama | 2,641 |
| South Carolina | 468 |
| Mississippi | 262 |
| Arkansas | 299 |
| West Virginia | 184 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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