Nursing is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in nursing than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 89 nursing schools in North Carolina by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to nursing than Chamberlain University North Carolina. Chamberlain University North Carolina is a private for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte. Nursing accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 102 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #2 makes Watts School Of Nursing one of the most focused schools for nursing. Set in the city of Durham, Watts School Of Nursing is a private not-for-profit institution. Nursing accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 71 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cabarrus College Of Health Sciences ranks #3 for nursing by degree focus. Set in the city of Concord, Cabarrus College Of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution. Nursing accounts for around 63% of the degrees granted here, or about 144 graduates in the most recent year.
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Carolinas College Of Health Sciences is one of the most focused nursing schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Charlotte, Carolinas College Of Health Sciences is a public institution. Nursing accounts for around 61% of the degrees granted here, or about 98 graduates in the most recent year.
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Queens University Of Charlotte ranks #5 for nursing by degree focus. Queens University Of Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte. Nursing accounts for around 21% of the degrees granted here, or about 121 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of North Carolina At Wilmington ranked #6 on our list of the most focused nursing schools. Located in the city of Wilmington, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington is a public university. About 19% of the degrees University Of North Carolina At Wilmington awards are in nursing, or about 960 graduates in the most recent year.
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Winston Salem State University landed the #7 spot among the most focused nursing schools. Winston Salem State University is a public school located in the city of Winston-Salem. At this school, roughly 16% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 173 graduates in the most recent year.
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Gardner Webb University ranked #8 on our list of the most focused nursing schools. Located in the rural area of Boiling Springs, Gardner Webb University is a private not-for-profit university. Nursing accounts for around 14% of the degrees granted here, or about 137 graduates in the most recent year.
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Barton College landed the #9 spot among the most focused nursing schools. Set in the town of Wilson, Barton College is a private not-for-profit institution. Nursing accounts for around 13% of the degrees granted here, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year.
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Halifax Community College ranked #10 on our list of the most focused nursing schools. Located in the rural area of Weldon, Halifax Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 13% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year.
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Fayetteville State University placed #11 for nursing by degree focus. Set in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public institution. Nursing accounts for around 12% of the degrees granted here, or about 184 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rockingham Community College landed the #12 spot among the most focused nursing schools. Set in the rural area of Wentworth, Rockingham Community College is a public institution. About 10% of the degrees Rockingham Community College awards are in nursing, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year.
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Edgecombe Community College comes in at #13 for nursing focus this year. Located in the rural area of Tarboro, Edgecombe Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 10% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year.
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Western Carolina University comes in at #14 for nursing focus this year. Located in the town of Cullowhee, Western Carolina University is a public university. About 10% of the degrees Western Carolina University awards are in nursing, or about 318 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lenoir Rhyne University placed #15 for nursing by degree focus. Lenoir Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 58 graduates in the most recent year.
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Sampson Community College landed the #16 spot among the most focused nursing schools. Set in the town of Clinton, Sampson Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 58 graduates in the most recent year.
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Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute landed the #17 spot among the most focused nursing schools. Set in the suburb of Hudson, Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute is a public institution. Nursing accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 75 graduates in the most recent year.
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Duke University landed the #18 spot among the most focused nursing schools. Located in the city of Durham, Duke University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 601 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mayland Community College placed #19 for nursing by degree focus. Mayland Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Spruce Pine. About 8% of the degrees Mayland Community College awards are in nursing, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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Catawba College comes in at #20 for nursing focus this year. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Catawba College is a private not-for-profit university. Nursing accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year.
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Robeson Community College placed #21 for nursing by degree focus. Robeson Community College is a public school located in the town of Lumberton. Nursing accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year.
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East Carolina University comes in at #22 for nursing focus this year. Set in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a public institution. Nursing accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 506 graduates in the most recent year.
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Richmond Community College placed #23 for nursing by degree focus. Located in the town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public university. Nursing accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of North Carolina At Greensboro ranked #24 on our list of the most focused nursing schools. Located in the city of Greensboro, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro is a public university. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in nursing, or about 310 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bladen Community College placed #25 for nursing by degree focus. Bladen Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Dublin. Nursing accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Nursing Schools
Not far behind, these schools also devote a large share of their degrees to nursing:
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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 our data about colleges.
by our College Data Analytics Team
