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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 77,470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Polk State College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Polk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winter Haven.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Polk State take out $19,264 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in nursing at WKU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from WKU take out $25,980 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
Georgia 7,112
North Carolina 7,425
West Virginia 1,771
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

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Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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