by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 266,651 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Kentucky, there were 4,944 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,848 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,034 and $19,791 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in registered nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The registered 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky associate degree registered nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galen College of Nursing - ARH. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Hazard, Kentucky, and it awarded 111 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University - Lexington landed the #2 spot on the list. ANU Lexington is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Beckfield College - Florence landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Florence, Kentucky, this small private for-profit school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ATA College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky. ATA College is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 35 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galen College of Nursing - Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 264 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Midway University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Midway, Kentucky, and it awarded 59 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Sullivan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 107 associates’s registered 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.
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With a ranking of #8, Henderson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Henderson Community College is located in Henderson, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
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University of Pikeville landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pikeville, Kentucky. It awarded 37 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Kentucky State University is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Cumberland, Kentucky. It awarded 43 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Hopkinsville Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 55 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Madisonville Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Madisonville Community College is located in Madisonville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Gateway is a public institution located in Florence, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 100 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Paducah, Kentucky, and it awarded 80 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Somerset Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Somerset Community College is located in Somerset, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Ashland, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Hazard, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
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Western Kentucky University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 101 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 105 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
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Maysville Community and Technical College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Maysville, Kentucky. It awarded 36 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Elizabethtown, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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