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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

9 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

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 Oklahoma. In total, 3,009 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Oklahoma.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oklahoma 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.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Oklahoma.

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oklahoma. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Oklahoma. Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. OKWU or OWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bartlesville.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Oklahoma is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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#5

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oklahoma City University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Oklahoma. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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Oral Roberts 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 #6 on the list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Southern Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Oklahoma Baptist 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa 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 #7 on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,966
Texas 21,862
New Mexico 1,390

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 9 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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