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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

9 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

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.

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 in Oklahoma ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oklahoma to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oklahoma. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at UOHSC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at SWOSU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Bartlesville, OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Oral Roberts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. OBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Shawnee.

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University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southern Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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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