2024 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #11 in popularity, family practice nurse/nursing is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for family practice nurse/nursing students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 master's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on family practice nurse/nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other family practice nurse/nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 family practice nurse/nursing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools

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 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in Alabama

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for family practice nurse/nursing students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Family Practice Nursing

1

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Samford University is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham.More information about a master’s in family practice nurse/nursing from Samford University

2

University of Mobile
Mobile, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Mobile if you want to pursue a master's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mobile.More information about a master’s in family practice nurse/nursing from University of Mobile

Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	1,041
Georgia	370	680
North Carolina	334	297
Virginia	331	84
Tennessee	313	261
Kentucky	268	281
South Carolina	260	133
Louisiana	250	96
Arkansas	187	23
West Virginia	164	60

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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	1,929
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	17

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.