2026 Best School Nursing Schools in North Carolina
School Nursing programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their school nursing programs.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best school nursing schools.
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Best Schools for School Nursing in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the school nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in School Nursing
Our analysis ranked Duke University the best school in the country for a degree in school nursing. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. About 97% of students finish within six years. Duke University awarded about 43 school nursing degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the school nursing program make about $116,855 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $29,000.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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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