2025 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region

Critical Care Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #529 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 reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of critical care nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 182 degrees in critical care nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Critical Care Nursing Schools List

Critical Care Nursing Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Critical Care Nursing in the Southeast Region

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 critical care nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Critical Care Nursing

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in critical care nursing from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Barry University
Miami, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Critical Care Nursing Degrees Awarded

35.8% Growth in Graduates

Barry University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Barry University

Best Critical Care Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best critical care nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	34
Tennessee	624	46
South Carolina	530	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Critical Care Nursing

Critical Care Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Critical Care Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	65,623
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	3,320
Nursing Practice	2,767
Nursing Administration	1,009
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	827
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	820
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	503
Nurse Anesthetist	483
Nursing Science	409
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	372

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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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