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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Kentucky with 6,395 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare 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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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the best school in Kentucky for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellarmine University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spalding University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#5

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Kentucky Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#9

Midway University

Midway, KY

Midway University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Midway.

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#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky 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 #10 on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Georgia 7,112
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Alabama 7,364
Arkansas 2,882

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 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.

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