Nursing draws students to programs nationwide, with many schools offering the program in a mostly-online format. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other online colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 136 schools in the United States offering nursing.
Leading the list of the most popular nursing schools is Walden University. Walden University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. Walden University graduated around 3,695 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Western Governors University ranks #2 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1,910 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Capella University one of the most popular schools for nursing. Capella University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. This school awarded about 950 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes United States University one of the most popular schools for nursing. United States University is a private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego. United States University graduated around 744 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Frontier Nursing University ranks #5 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the rural area of Versailles, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 723 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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The University Of Texas At Arlington placed #6 for nursing by yearly graduations. The University Of Texas At Arlington is a public school located in the city of Arlington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 669 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Northern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, Northern Kentucky University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 625 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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South Universitysavannah Online comes in at #8 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Savannah, South Universitysavannah Online is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 556 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Alabama At Birmingham placed #9 for nursing by yearly graduations. University Of Alabama At Birmingham is a public school located in the city of Birmingham. University Of Alabama At Birmingham graduated around 474 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Herzing University Madison comes in at #10 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Madison, Herzing University Madison is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 375 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Regis College placed #11 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 371 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Simmons College comes in at #12 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 341 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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National University College Bayamon comes in at #13 for nursing this year. National University College Bayamon is a private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon. National University College Bayamon graduated around 277 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Georgetown University placed #14 for nursing by yearly graduations. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. This school awarded about 259 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Thomas Jefferson University comes in at #15 for nursing this year. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 237 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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William Paterson University Of New Jersey comes in at #16 for nursing this year. William Paterson University Of New Jersey is a public school located in the suburb of Wayne. This school awarded about 226 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Saint Thomas University ranked #17 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the suburb of Miami Gardens, Saint Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 225 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Ohio State University Main Campus ranked #18 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 214 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Maryland Baltimore placed #19 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Baltimore, University Of Maryland Baltimore is a public university. This school awarded about 178 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Depaul University ranked #20 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. Depaul University graduated around 153 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Rush University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 148 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Mississippi Main Campus comes in at #22 for nursing this year. Set in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a public institution. This school awarded about 147 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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University Of San Francisco placed #23 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of San Francisco, University Of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university. University Of San Francisco graduated around 140 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Arizona landed the #24 spot among the most popular nursing schools. University Of Arizona is a public school located in the city of Tucson. This school awarded about 129 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Rivier College ranked #25 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 127 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools
These schools also rank among the most popular for nursing this year:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). This online edition is limited to schools that deliver the program primarily through online or distance education.
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
