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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

9 Colleges
$98,290 Avg Salary
$50,801 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Oklahoma with 3,009 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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 large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in nursing at UOHSC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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 school with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in nursing at SWOSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from SWOSU take out $24,374 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

Read full report on Nursing at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#3

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

Out of the 9 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. OKWU or OWU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bartlesville.

On average, nursing graduates from OKWU or OWU take out $33,613 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Oklahoma. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Central Oklahoma

#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.

Women make up 64% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Oral Roberts 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 Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Oral Roberts University

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.

Full Nursing at Southern Nazarene University Report

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 distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit school 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.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Tulsa

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Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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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