2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 7,425 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Out of the 19 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Of the 72 students majoring in nursing at UNC Chapel Hill, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Queens University of Charlotte 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Of the 47 students majoring in nursing at Gardner - Webb, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Western Carolina 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 #8 on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 #9 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at UNC Greensboro, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Winston - Salem State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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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