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2024 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges in the Southeast Region
485 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in adult health nurse/nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #318 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of adult health nurse/nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 485 degrees in adult health nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Adult Health Nurse/Nursing School

Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region The adult health nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for adult health nurse/nursing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Adult Health Nursing
Master's Degrees in Adult Health Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Adult Health Nursing

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 Schools in the Southeast Region 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the adult health nursing degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Adult Health Nursing

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Vanderbilt University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
135 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 135 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
61 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Medical University of South Carolina is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 61 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at MUSC in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

It's hard to beat Florida International University if you wish to pursue a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. FIU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 13 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
67 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the midsize city of Savannah.

There were approximately 67 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at South University's online programs in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tampa. This university ranks 26th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 17 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UT in the most recent year we have data available.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
3.7% Growth in Graduates

JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Macon. This university ranks 52nd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 20 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Middle Georgia State University in the most recent data year.

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 14 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Methodist in the most recent data year.

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Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 38
North Carolina 710 111
Georgia 690 93
Virginia 630 27
Tennessee 624 29
South Carolina 530 61
Kentucky 518 0
Alabama 500 0
Arkansas 466 1

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Adult Health Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 67,149
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 3,286
Nursing Practice 2,407
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 789
Nursing Administration 769
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 583
Nurse Anesthetist 554
Nursing Science 395
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 340
School Nursing 175

View All Adult Health Nursing Related Majors >

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