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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Schools Ranked
$3,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,138 Avg Student Debt

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Polk State College

Winter Haven, Florida
1,605 Total Awards
$3,366 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,473 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Polk State College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Polk State is a public institution located in Winter Haven, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,605 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Polk State is $3,366. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,271. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,473 in student loans. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
166 Total Awards
$13,689 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the fairly large public school handed out 166 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.

On average, associate degree students take out $13,689 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Western Kentucky University Report

#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
166 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 166 students in 2021-2022.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 85% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Read full report on University of the Cumberlands

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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