2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools
Finding the Best Nursing 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 701 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular school in the United States for nursing students. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for nursing students. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of South Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
Frontier Nursing University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
With a ranking of #10, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #11 on the list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
Purdue University Global ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Northern Kentucky University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
South University’s online programs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #14 on the list. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
Simmons University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Miami Regional University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Aspen University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #19, Regis College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Weston.
With a ranking of #20, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Duke University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Vanderbilt University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
United States University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Nursing Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Nursing Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 701 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Schools award.
Nursing by Region
View the Most Popular Nursing Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Nursing
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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