by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 773 people earned their degree in critical care nursing, making the major the 529th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 140 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in critical care nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their critical care nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region critical care nursing students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified ’s critical care nursing students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Adventist is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 10 ’s critical care nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Southern Adventist University Critical Care Nursing Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 42 ’s critical care nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Critical Care Nursing Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s critical care nursing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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