Ranked #105 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after 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.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 214 degrees in nursing practice during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Kentucky.
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The schools below may not offer all types of nursing practice degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kentucky is a great decision for students interested in a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in nursing practice needs to look into University of Louisville. UofL is a very large public university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in nursing practice has to look into Northern Kentucky University. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 82 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.
Bellarmine University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.
There were about 2 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent year we have data available.
WKU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 24 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 11 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Murray State is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 29 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.
At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
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).
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Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
