2024 Best Nursing Practice Master's Degree Schools

a master's degree in nursing practice is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #288 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Practice Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 336 master's degrees in nursing practice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Master's Degree

The nursing practice master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing practice program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different 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 nursing practice students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing practice 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 nursing practice related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Nursing Practice Schools

The nursing practice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Practice Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nursing Practice in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing practice.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Nursing Practice

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Emory University. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Emory University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from George Washington University

3

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nursing practice has to look into University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from University of Connecticut

4

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Creighton University. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Creighton University

5

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

103 Annual Graduates

VCU is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Virginia Commonwealth University

6

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from University of San Diego

7

Herzing University - Madison
Madison, WI

Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Herzing University - Madison

8

University of Mary
Bismarck, ND

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

UMary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Bismarck.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from University of Mary

9

Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Anderson University South Carolina

10

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Central Connecticut State University

Nursing Practice by Region

View the Best Nursing Practice Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Nursing Practice Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	18,773
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	14,286
Nursing Administration	8,411
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1,498
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	1,456
Nursing Science	1,421
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	907
Nurse Anesthetist	878
Critical Care Nursing	583
School Nursing	455

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.