by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 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 annually.
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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.
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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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.
Every student who is interested in nursing education needs to check out Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
There were roughly 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
Any student who is interested in nursing education has to look into Galen College of Nursing - Louisville. Located in the 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 data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Galen College of Nursing - Louisville
Every student who is interested in nursing education needs to look into South University's online programs. South University's online programs is a medium-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 year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing education from South University’s online programs
Every student who is interested in nursing education needs to look into Grantham University. Grantham University is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock.
There were roughly 4 nursing education students who graduated from this program at Grantham University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing education from Grantham UniversityExplore the best nursing education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 715 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 710 | 9 |
| Georgia | 690 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 624 | 17 |
| South Carolina | 530 | 9 |
| Kentucky | 518 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 501 | 15 |
| Louisiana | 489 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 410 | 1 |
One of 6 majors within the Bioethics/Medical Ethics area of study, Nursing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 121 |
| Health Professions Education | 8 |
| Medical/Health Humanities | 2 |
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