2025 Best Nursing Education Schools
48
Colleges in the United States
3,881
Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in
nursing education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #181 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 48 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Education Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,881 degrees in nursing education annually.
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Choosing a Great Nursing Education School
The nursing education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Education rankings. For our Best Overall Nursing Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Nursing Education Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Education Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Nursing Education in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing education degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Nursing Education
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In TX
The University of Texas Medical Branch is a good option for students interested in a degree in nursing education. Located in the small city of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 9 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from The University of Texas Medical Branch
Every student pursuing a degree in nursing education needs to take a look at University of Rochester. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing education from University of Rochester
Any student pursuing a degree in nursing education has to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from New York University
Duke University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in nursing education. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Duke University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
84
Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were about 84 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Stony Brook University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In KY
44
Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Louisville.
There were approximately 44 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Galen College of Nursing - Louisville
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In UT
1,211
Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1211 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Western Governors University
TTUHSC is a small public university located in the city of Lubbock.
There were roughly 19 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
108
Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 108 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing education from University of Phoenix - Arizona
