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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 2,017 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Kentucky to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 607 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in nursing at Eastern, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Nursing at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Bellarmine University Report

#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Kentucky Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the distant town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Kentucky Christian University Report

#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky 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 #9 on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Nursing at Western Kentucky University Report

#10

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

With a ranking of #10, Morehead State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at Morehead State University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Nursing at Morehead State University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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