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

3 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its 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 were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Our analysis found Polk State College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Polk State carry an average student debtload of $19,264.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 101 students majoring in nursing at WKU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from WKU carry an average student debtload of $25,980.

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#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Georgia 7,112
Kentucky 6,395
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Alabama 7,364
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Arkansas 2,882

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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 3 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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