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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Maryland

4 Colleges
$74,321 Avg Salary
$24,277 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maryland. In total, 4,104 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maryland.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular online programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in Maryland for nursing students. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nursing majors at UMGC take out an average of $19,328 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Nursing at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Frostburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Frostburg State take out $21,224 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Nursing at Frostburg State University Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for nursing students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Johns Hopkins University

#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Salisbury carry an average student debtload of $26,199. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $393, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Nursing at Salisbury University

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

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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 4 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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