2024 Best Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Registered Nursing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 master's degrees in registered nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on registered nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other registered nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for registered nursing students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Registered Nursing in Arkansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in registered nursing.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in Registered Nursing

1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in registered nursing. A-State is a large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro.More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

2

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a master's degree in registered nursing. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway.More information about a master’s in registered nursing from University of Central Arkansas

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	777
Georgia	370	422
North Carolina	334	165
Virginia	331	240
Tennessee	313	544
Kentucky	268	638
Alabama	258	1,929
Louisiana	250	223
Mississippi	243	14
West Virginia	164	79

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Registered Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Science	63
Nurse Anesthetist	31
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	23
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	18
Nursing Administration	3

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).
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