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2025 Best Nursing Administration Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges in North Carolina
117 Nursing Administration Degrees Awarded
Nursing Administration is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #85 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 degrees in nursing administration annually.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Administration School

Best Nursing Administration Schools in North Carolina The nursing administration program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Administration rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing administration 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.

Pick Your Nursing Administration Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Nursing Administration
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Administration

The nursing administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Administration Schools in North Carolina. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Nursing Administration in North Carolina

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 administration degree levels they offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Nursing Administration

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

It is difficult to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing administration. 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 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 21 nursing administration students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
45 Nursing Administration Degrees Awarded

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a good option for students pursuing a degree in nursing administration. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Concord.

There were roughly 45 nursing administration students who graduated with this degree at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
48 Nursing Administration Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Queens University of Charlotte if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing administration. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 48 nursing administration students who graduated with this degree at Queens in the most recent year we have data available.

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Any student pursuing a degree in nursing administration needs to check out Lenoir - Rhyne University. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Hickory. This university ranks 73rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.More information about a degree in nursing administration from Lenoir - Rhyne University

Best Nursing Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 188
Georgia 690 50
Virginia 630 243
Tennessee 624 23
South Carolina 530 33
Kentucky 518 58
Mississippi 501 10
Alabama 500 38
Louisiana 489 7
Arkansas 466 3
West Virginia 410 27

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 6,413
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 358
Nursing Practice 294
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 212
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 120
Nursing Science 52
Nurse Anesthetist 47
School Nursing 40
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 38
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 16

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