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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region

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In 2021-2022, 8,862 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,767 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 180 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing practice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Southeast Region

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Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach Atlantic University is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University

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Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Southern College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region. Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Florida Southern

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 94 students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full VCU Nursing Practice Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University’s online programs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at South University’s online programs

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at Emory University

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Bluefield College
Bluefield, Virginia

With a ranking of #6, Bluefield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Southeast Region list. Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bluefield College Nursing Practice Report

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