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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master's

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School Nursing is the 581st most popular major in the country with 553 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 175 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in school nursing.

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Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree school nursing students.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Vanderbilt University School Nursing Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 47 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s school nursing students in 2020-2021.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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King University
Bristol, Tennessee

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, King University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bristol, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s school nursing students 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%.

Read more about School Nursing at King

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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia

Augusta University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s school nursing students 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%.

Read more about School Nursing at Augusta University

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Union University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 Union University School Nursing Report

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Spalding University
Louisville, Kentucky

Spalding University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Spalding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 0 masters’s school nursing degrees 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%.

Read more about School Nursing at Spalding University

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