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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

7 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Oklahoma. In total, 3,009 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Oklahoma.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Oklahoma to see which online bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Southwestern Oklahoma State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Oklahoma. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 175 students majoring in nursing at SWOSU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at SWOSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,195.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the rural area of Goodwell, OPSU is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in nursing at OPSU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Nursing majors at OPSU take out an average of $28,804 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Oklahoma. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UCO carry an average student debtload of $26,970.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Oklahoma. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

On average, nursing graduates from NSU take out $27,781 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Central University is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from ECU take out $24,923 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Edmond.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at OSU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at OSU accumulate an average of around $27,661 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,966
Texas 21,862
New Mexico 1,390

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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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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