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2024 Best Nursing Education Schools in the Southeast Region

15 Colleges in the Southeast Region
177 Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in nursing education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #181 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 15 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 177 degrees in nursing education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Education School

Best Nursing Education Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of nursing education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Nursing Education Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Nursing Education
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Education

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 in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Nursing Education in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing education degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Nursing Education

1
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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in nursing education needs to take a look at Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges 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 year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Duke University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
21.1% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat William Carey University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing education. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #634 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means William Carey University is a great university overall.

There were about 19 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at William Carey University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from William Carey University

3
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Union University
Jackson, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Any student who is interested in nursing education needs to look into Union University. Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Jackson. A Best Colleges rank of #579 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Union is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Union University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
44 Nursing Education Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in nursing education has to take a look at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville. Located in the large city of Louisville, Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 44 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Galen College of Nursing - Louisville

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Located in the town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 5 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at CU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Cumberland University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
25.0% Growth in Graduates

CSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. This university ranks 20th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 4 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Charleston Southern University

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King University
Bristol, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

King is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bristol. A Best Colleges rank of #1210 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means King is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at King in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from King University

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA

Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #902 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola New Orleans is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Loyola University New Orleans

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the city of Savannah.

There were roughly 12 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at South University's online programs in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from South University’s online programs

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 3 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from University of South Carolina - Upstate

Best Nursing Education Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing education schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida7150
North Carolina7109
Georgia69020
Tennessee62417
South Carolina5309
Kentucky5182
Mississippi50115
Louisiana4890
West Virginia4101

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One of 6 majors within the Bioethics/Medical Ethics area of study, Nursing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Bioethics/Medical Ethics121
Health Professions Education8
Medical/Health Humanities2

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