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2025 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

53 Colleges in the United States
2,075 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #318 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 53 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,075 degrees in adult health nurse/nursing annually.

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Choosing a Great Adult Health Nurse/Nursing School

Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools The adult health nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing rankings. We derive our Best Overall Adult Health Nurse/Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Adult Health Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees in Adult Health Nursing
Master's Degrees in Adult Health Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Adult Health Nursing

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of adult health nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Adult Health Nursing

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
34 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 34 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
106 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 106 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN Program Name

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More information about a degree in BS in Nursing - RN to BSN from Southern New Hampshire University

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in adult health nurse/nursing needs to take a look at Loma Linda University. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 3 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
46 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in adult health nurse/nursing needs to take a look at Stony Brook University. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.

There were roughly 46 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY

Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.

There were approximately 12 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 8 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NY
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN Program Name

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
40 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 40 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at MGH Institute of Health Professions in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
103 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 103 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
61 Adult Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 61 adult health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at MUSC in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 LIU Post Brookville, NY
12 Pace University - New York New York, NY
13 Winona State University Winona, MN
14 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
15 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
16 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
17 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Adult Health Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747

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