2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stevenson University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 11 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Frostburg State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the suburb of Frostburg.
Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
With a ranking of #9, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Coppin, 50% are male and 50% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Washington Adventist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Takoma Park, Washington Adventist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 50% of the nursing majors at the school.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
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 11 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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