Nursing Practice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #105 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for nursing practice students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 367 degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing practice schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Practice Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing practice degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing practice. UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 92 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat The University of Alabama if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing practice. UA is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.
Auburn University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in nursing practice. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
UAH is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville. This university ranks 7th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 37 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent year we have data available.
Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Jacksonville. This university ranks 18th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 13 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 24 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent data year.
At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing practice schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
