2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 673 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Nursing
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 673 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,935 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the United States. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Of the 1,204 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 12% are male and 88% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 839 students majoring in nursing at Maryville U, 13% are male and 87% are female.
University of South Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 780 students majoring in nursing at USA, 12% are male and 88% are female.
University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 643 students majoring in nursing at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Frontier Nursing University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #11, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
Full Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
South University’s online programs landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at South University’s online programs
Simmons University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #14, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
Miami Regional University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Miami Regional University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Springs.
Of the 493 students majoring in nursing at Miami Regional University, 41% are male and 59% are female.
With a ranking of #16, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
Aspen University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
United States University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Spring Arbor University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
Of the 381 students majoring in nursing at Spring Arbor, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Vanderbilt University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
Of the 317 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Regis College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 673 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
Nursing by Region
View the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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.
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