by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 6,395 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,824 and $26,802 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. To top this list, a school must have a successful nursing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky”.
Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Galen College of Nursing - Louisville landed the #1 spot on the list. Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 887 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 870 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frontier Nursing University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hyden, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 913 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 spot on the list. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 334 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 339 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 347 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #7. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing degrees to 312 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 185 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Spalding University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 174 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 149 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Beckfield College - Florence landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Beckfield College - Florence is located in Florence, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 127 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Sullivan University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private for-profit school handed out 112 degrees to qualified ’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Galen College of Nursing - ARH did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Hazard, Kentucky, and it awarded 111 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 105 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Florence, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 93 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 86 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small school located in Paducah, Kentucky that handed out 80 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Somerset Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. This medium-sized school is located in Somerset, Kentucky, and it awarded 77 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Midway University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Located in Midway, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified ’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Madisonville Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Madisonville, Kentucky, and it awarded 59 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hopkinsville Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school situated in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It awarded 55 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Campbellsville University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky list. Campbellsville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s nursing degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
University of Pikeville landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kentucky ranking. UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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