2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our 2023 rankings named Saint Vincent College the best school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Saint Vincent does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UPenn. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 35 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since YCP does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 25% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Thomas Jefferson University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Villanova. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gannon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gannon. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wilkes. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Scranton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Scranton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Duquesne, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
DeSales University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
One thing to take note of is that DeSales does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Drexel does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Pitt does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #13, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Holy Family. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Bloomsburg does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Chatham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Chatham does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #16 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Online graduate courses are available at Millersville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
La Roche University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at La Roche. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Moravian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Moravian does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Widener University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Widener, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
La Salle University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at La Salle. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Immaculata University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Immaculata does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Cedar Crest College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
One thing to take note of is that Cedar Crest does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Waynesburg University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Waynesburg does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
WCUPA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Alvernia University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Alvernia. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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