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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice

23 Ranked Colleges
1,122 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nursing Practice is the 105th most popular major in the country with 7,992 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,122 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular nursing practice programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 415 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Nursing Practice Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MGH Institute of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 175 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s. Ashland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 172 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Ashland Nursing Practice Report

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Brenau University
Gainesville, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 144 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a small school located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin that handed out 50 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa

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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri

Columbia College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 44 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

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Vanguard University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Vanguard is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 33 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanguard University of Southern California Nursing Practice Report

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Bryant & Stratton College - Parma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Parma is a private for-profit institution located in Parma, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bryant & Stratton College - Parma Nursing Practice Report

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Sentara College of Health Sciences landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chesapeake, Virginia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Sentara College of Health Sciences

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Misericordia University
Dallas, Pennsylvania

Misericordia University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Misericordia University is located in Dallas, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Misericordia University Nursing Practice Report

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With a ranking of #11, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a small school located in Caguas, that handed out 13 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Nursing Practice at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

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Alfred State College
Alfred, New York

Alfred State College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.

Full Alfred State College Nursing Practice Report

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Orchard Park, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

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William Penn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. William Penn University is a small school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa that handed out 5 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Nursing Practice Report

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Alaska Pacific University
Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Pacific University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Alaska Pacific is a small school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 3 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Alaska Pacific Nursing Practice Report

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Christian Brothers University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.

Full Christian Brothers Nursing Practice Report

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Eastern University
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

Eastern University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #18, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Mount Mary University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mount Mary Nursing Practice Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing practice degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at UCONN

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

With a ranking of #20, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Ball State

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University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio

With a ranking of #20, University of Rio Grande did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s list. Rio Grande, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nursing practice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Virginia Commonwealth University

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