2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in North Carolina

Ranked #101 in popularity, nursing science is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in nursing science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing science.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nursing Science in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

27 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in nursing science. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in nursing science from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nursing science has to look into Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in nursing science from Duke University

 

Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	361	1
Virginia	305	0
Tennessee	296	9
South Carolina	251	55
Arkansas	184	102

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Nursing Science Related Rankings by Major

Nursing Science is one of 22 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	287
Registered Nursing	192
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	186
Nursing Administration	101
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	71
School Nursing	48
Nurse Anesthetist	24
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	5

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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