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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

7 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Nursing is the most popular major in Oklahoma with 3,009 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Oklahoma to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southwestern Oklahoma State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Oklahoma. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at SWOSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,195.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma Panhandle State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Oklahoma. OPSU is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodwell.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at OPSU take out an average of $28,804 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Oklahoma is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UCO carry an average student debtload of $26,970.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from NSU take out $27,781 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at East Central University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Oklahoma. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from ECU take out $24,923 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in nursing at OC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at OSU accumulate an average of around $27,661 in student debt.

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
Arizona 12,966
New Mexico 1,390

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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 7 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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