2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 673 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Nursing
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
Of the 3,923 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Of the 3,210 students majoring in nursing at WGU, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of South Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Frontier Nursing 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 #10 on the list. 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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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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South University’s online programs landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
Of the 540 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Simmons University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 534 students majoring in nursing at Simmons, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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With a ranking of #14, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Miami Regional University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 41% are male.
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Northern 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 #16 on the list. NKU is a fairly 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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Aspen 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 #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 455 students majoring in nursing at Aspen University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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United States University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 382 students majoring in nursing at UPenn, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Spring Arbor University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 347 students majoring in nursing at Vanderbilt, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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Drexel University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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West Coast University - Orange County 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 #24 on the list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.
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With a ranking of #25, Regis College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Weston.
Of the 315 students majoring in nursing at Regis College, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 673 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
Nursing by Region
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
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.
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