2024 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Ranked #110 in popularity, adult health nurse/nursing is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 328 master's degrees in adult health nurse/nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Adult Health Nurse/Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of adult health nurse/nursing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to adult health nurse/nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of adult health nurse/nursing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized adult health nurse/nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for adult health nurse/nursing students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in adult health nurse/nursing.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Adult Health Nursing

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Vanderbilt University

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a master's degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Duke University

3

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Medical University of South Carolina if you want to pursue a master's degree in adult health nurse/nursing. MUSC is a small public university located in the city of Charleston.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Medical University of South Carolina

4

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Florida International University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Florida International University

5

Mercer University
Macon, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Mercer University

6

The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from The University of Tampa

6

South University's online programs
Savannah, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from South University’s online programs

7

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from James Madison University

8

Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Middle Georgia State University

9

Grantham University
LIttle Rock, AR

Grantham University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock.More information about a master’s in adult health nurse/nursing from Grantham University

Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best adult health nurse/nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	38
Georgia	370	88
North Carolina	334	85
Virginia	331	27
Tennessee	313	29
Kentucky	268	0
South Carolina	260	61

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Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Adult Health Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	5,122
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	3,007
Nursing Administration	665
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	370
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	306
Nurse Anesthetist	214
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	206
Nursing Practice	183
School Nursing	153
Nursing Science	142

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.