2024 Best Nursing Practice Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Nursing Practice is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #288 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for nursing practice students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 183 master's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school'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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing practice students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Practice Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Practice 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 Nursing Practice in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing practice.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Nursing Practice

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

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

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

103 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Virginia Commonwealth University

3

South University's online programs
Savannah, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing practice needs to look into South University's online programs. Located in the 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 nursing practice from South University’s online programs

4

Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

Anderson University South Carolina is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in nursing practice. 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

5

Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Lakeland.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Florida Southern College

6

Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Atlantic is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in nursing practice from Palm Beach Atlantic University

Best Nursing Practice Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing practice schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	39
Georgia	370	41
Virginia	331	103

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Nursing Practice Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

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
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	328
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	306
Nurse Anesthetist	214
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	206
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.