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.
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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
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the United States. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
Of the 3,923 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 10% are male and 90% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the United States. WGU is a fairly 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
Out of the 673 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large 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.
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 school with a large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
Read full report on Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis
University of South Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
Frontier Nursing University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 607 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 5% are male and 95% are female.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #11 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Full Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
South University’s online programs 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 #12 on the list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
Of the 540 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Simmons University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Simmons is a moderately-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.
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 small city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #15, Miami Regional University 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 Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 41% are male.
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 large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Aspen University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 455 students majoring in nursing at Aspen University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. 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.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Phoenix - Arizona
United States 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 #19 on the list. Located in the 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.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 382 students majoring in nursing at UPenn, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Spring Arbor University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the 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.
With a ranking of #22, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 347 students majoring in nursing at Vanderbilt, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Drexel University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. 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.
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 city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.
Regis College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. 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.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school 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.
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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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