2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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.
The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular 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.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Spalding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellarmine University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
University of the Cumberlands landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at Cumberlands, 4% are male and 96% are female.
With a ranking of #6, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at UofL, 8% are male and 92% are female.
With a ranking of #8, Kentucky Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
Western Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at WKU, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Morehead State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.
Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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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