Ranked #105 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Practice Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 226 degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The nursing practice 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 Practice Schools in Kentucky.
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The schools below may not offer all types of nursing practice degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in nursing practice needs to check out University of Louisville. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 35 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Kentucky is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in nursing practice. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 45 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in nursing practice needs to check out Northern Kentucky University. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #842 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Bellarmine University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 9 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.
WKU is a large public university located in the city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 6th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 20 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 10 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Murray State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Murray. This university ranks 16th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 28 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
