2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 6,775 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.
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. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
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 analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 20 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Of the 49 students majoring in nursing at Old Dominion, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, ECPI University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
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James Madison University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Shenandoah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
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Marymount 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 #9 on the list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at Marymount, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Radford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alabama | 7,364 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
Florida | 21,209 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
Georgia | 7,112 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
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 20 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.