2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region
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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.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for nursing students. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
Out of the 72 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
South University’s online programs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
University of North Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 12 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 14 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Nursing Related Majors
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.
- 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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