2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
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Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Auburn. In fact, around 35% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Samford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Alabama.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Samford. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAB. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% 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 University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Alabama in Huntsville 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 #6 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UAH. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNA. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Jacksonville State 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 #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Jacksonville State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Troy University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that TROY does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Mobile 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 #10 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at University of Mobile are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
South University, Montgomery 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 #11 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since South University, Montgomery does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Auburn University at Montgomery 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 #12 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at AUM. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% 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 12 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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