2025 Best School Nursing Schools
25
Colleges in the United States
539
School Nursing Degrees Awarded
A degree in
school nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #581 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for school nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 539 degrees in school nursing annually.
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Choosing a Great School Nursing School
Your choice of school nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall School Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
School Nursing Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best School Nursing Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for School Nursing in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the school nursing degree levels they offer.
10 Top Schools in School Nursing
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
44
School Nursing Degrees Awarded
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in school nursing. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in school nursing needs to look into New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 15 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in school nursing from New York University
Masters
Degree Type
MS in Nursing - Nursing Education
Program Name
Position the next generation of nurses for success with your online MSN in Nursing Education from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
40
School Nursing Degrees Awarded
Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in school nursing. Located in the large 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 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in school nursing from Duke University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
Emory University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in school nursing. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 21 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 6 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In OH
Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in school nursing from Case Western Reserve University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
44
School Nursing Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 44 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN
Program Name
With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
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Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.
There were roughly 7 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent year we have data available.
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U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 7 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in school nursing from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 28 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
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