by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alabama, there were 7,364 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,541 and $23,597 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,997 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The nursing 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 780 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 686 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mobile landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 171 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 74 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 58 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 18 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Troy University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama ranking. TROY is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Montgomery did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #10. South University, Montgomery is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 1 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Auburn University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 University of Alabama came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Spring Hill College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 20 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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