2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 170 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 780 students majoring in nursing at USA, 12% are male and 88% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 170 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South University’s online programs landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at South University’s online programs
Out of the 170 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Regional University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Miami Regional University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Springs.
Of the 493 students majoring in nursing at Miami Regional University, 41% are male and 59% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky 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 Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Duke University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
Liberty University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 222 students majoring in nursing at Liberty University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington 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 #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
Read full report on Nursing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Miami ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
Augusta University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
Emory University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Jacksonville University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
East Tennessee State University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 139 students majoring in nursing at ETSU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Florida International University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 131 students majoring in nursing at FIU, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.
Of the 111 students majoring in nursing at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 30% are male and 70% are female.
Read full report on Nursing at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Columbus State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
Florida Atlantic 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 #25 on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
Of the 104 students majoring in nursing at FAU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 27 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 28 | Florida National University - Main Campus | Hialeah, FL |
| 29 | The University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL |
| 30 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate, TN |
| 31 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 32 | Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 34 | University of North Alabama | Florence, 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 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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