Best Graduate Nursing Schools (Master's Program) in US 2018

Ranked in 2017 by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RankSchool nameTuition (full-time) (master's)Total master's enrollmentOverall Score
#194

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

(Utica, NY)

$453 per credit (in-state) $925 per credit (out-of-state)20532
#194

University of North Carolina—​Pembroke

(Pembroke, NC)

$3,639 per year (in-state) $13,896 per year (out-of-state)3932
#203

La Salle University

(Philadelphia, PA)

$895 per credit33231
#203

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

(Shreveport, LA)

$475 per credit (in-state) $475 per credit (out-of-state)22931
#203

Regis University

(Denver, CO)

$620 per credit34831
#203

Texas A&M Health Science Center

(Bryan, TX )

$352 per credit (in-state) $750 per credit (out-of-state)5331
#203

University of Louisiana—​Lafayette

(Lafayette, LA)

$5,511 per year (in-state) $19,239 per year (out-of-state)14031
#203

University of Toledo

(Toledo, OH)

$13,166 per year (in-state) $23,502 per year (out-of-state)21431
#209

California State University—​Sacramento

(Sacramento, CA)

$6,738 per year (in-state) $11,946 per year (out-of-state)11530
#209

University of Memphis (Loewenberg)

(Memphis, TN)

$27,416 per year (in-state) $49,864 per year (out-of-state)28430
#211

Angelo State University

(San Angelo, TX)

$480 per credit (in-state) $812 per credit (out-of-state)8629
#211

Ball State University

(Muncie, IN)

N/A31529
#211

Barry University

(Miami Shores, FL)

N/A34829
#211

Queens University of Charlotte

(Charlotte, NC)

$490 per credit11329
#211

Salisbury University

(Salisbury, MD)

$640 per credit (in-state) $807 per credit (out-of-state)129
#211

San Jose State University

(San Jose, CA)

$4,342 per year (in-state) $8,806 per year (out-of-state)2629
#211

University of Nevada—​Reno

(Reno, NV)

$550 per year (in-state) $36,000 per year (out-of-state)9329
#211

University of Tampa

(Tampa, FL)

$588 per credit16429
#219

Allen College

(Waterloo, IA)

$797 per credit20828
#219

D'Youville College

(Buffalo, NY)

$910 per credit24328
#219

LIU Brooklyn

(Brooklyn, NY)

$1,178 per credit18828
#219

Mount Marty College

(Yankton, SD)

$545 per credit2728
#219

Stevenson University

(Owings Mills, MD)

$625 per credit18928
#219

St. Francis Medical Center

(Peoria, IL)

$7,700 per year23028
#219

University of Southern Maine

(Portland, ME)

N/A22328
RNP

Alcorn State University

(Natchez, MS)

$364 per credit (in-state) $364 per credit (out-of-state)30 
RNP

Bowie State University

(Bowie, MD)

$9,576 per year (in-state) $16,512 per year (out-of-state)119 
RNP

Bradley University

(Peoria, IL)

$850 per credit218 
RNP

California Baptist University

(Riverside, CA)

$768 per credit247 
RNP

California State University—​Chico

(Chico, CA)

$8,310 per year (in-state) $17,238 per year (out-of-state)11 
RNP

California State University—​Dominguez Hills

(Carson, CA)

$6,738 per year (in-state) $9,714 per year (out-of-state)285 
RNP

California University of Pennsylvania

(California, PA)

$483 per credit (in-state) $493 per credit (out-of-state)97 
RNP

Carson-​Newman University

(Jefferson City, TN)

$600 per credit47 
RNP

Cedar Crest College

(Allentown, PA)

$772 per credit11 
RNP

Cedarville University

(Cedarville, OH)

$552 per credit73 
RNP

Chamberlain College of Nursing

(Downers Grove, IL)

$15,960 per year9,000 
RNP

Charleston Southern University

(North Charleston, SC)

N/A10 
RNP

Chatham University

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$903 per credit19 
RNP

Clarion University -​ Edinboro University

(Slippery Rock, PA)

$531 per credit (in-state) $531 per credit (out-of-state)97 
RNP

DeSales University

(Center Valley, PA)

N/A118 
RNP

Dominican College

(Orangeburg, NY)

N/A80 
RNP

Felician University

(Lodi, NJ)

$1,000 per credit116 
RNP

Ferris State University

(Big Rapids, MI)

$542 per credit (in-state) $813 per credit (out-of-state)97 
RNP

Fitchburg State University

(Fitchburg, MA)

$167 per credit (in-state) $167 per credit (out-of-state)37 
RNP

Florida Gulf Coast University

(Fort Myers, FL)

$374 per credit (in-state) $1,301 per credit (out-of-state)46 
RNP

Franciscan University of Steubenville

(Steubenville, OH)

$500 per credit69 
RNP

Gardner-​Webb University

(Boiling Springs, NC)

$453 per credit176 
RNP

Georgia Southwestern State University

(Americus, GA)

N/A94 
RNP

Goshen College

(Goshen, IN)

$650 per credit58 
RNP

Governors State University

(University Park, IL)

$7,368 per year (in-state) $14,736 per year (out-of-state)164 
RNP

Graceland University

(Independence, MO)

N/A519 
RNP

Holy Names University

(Oakland, CA)

$1,023 per credit80 
RNP

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

(Indiana, PA)

$508 per credit (in-state) $763 per credit (out-of-state)76 
RNP

Jacksonville State University

(Jacksonville, AL)

$371 per credit (in-state) $742 per credit (out-of-state)45 
RNP

Jacksonville University

(Jacksonville, FL)

$565 per credit517 
RNP

Lamar University

(Beaumont, TX)

N/A81 
RNP

La Roche College

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$700 per credit26 
RNP

Lenoir-​Rhyne University

(Hickory, NC)

$550 per credit68 
RNP

Liberty University

(Lynchburg, VA)

$565 per credit553 
RNP

LIU Post

(Brookville, NY)

$1,178 per credit117 
RNP

Lourdes University

(Sylvania, OH)

$650 per credit92 
RNP

Lubbock Christian University

(Lubbock, TX)

$426 per credit120 
RNP

Lynchburg College

(Lynchburg, VA)

$490 per credit23 
RNP

Maryville University of St. Louis

(St. Louis, MO)

N/A123 
RNP

McKendree University

(Lebanon, IL)

$440 per credit75 
RNP

McNeese State University

(Lake Charles, LA)

N/A165 
RNP

Mercy College

(Dobbs Ferry, NY)

$842 per credit162 
RNP

Midwestern State University

(Wichita Falls, TX)

$214 per credit (in-state) $279 per credit (out-of-state)96 
RNP

Millikin University

(Decatur, IL)

N/A16 
RNP

Minnesota State University—​Moorhead

(Moorhead, MN)

$485 per credit (in-state) $915 per credit (out-of-state)49 
RNP

Moravian College

(Bethlehem, PA)

$846 per credit65 
RNP

Mount St. Joseph University

(Cincinati, OH)

$610 per credit194 
RNP

Oklahoma City University

(Oklahoma City, OK)

$10,620 per year19 
RNP

Prairie View A&M University

(Houston, TX)

$273 per credit (in-state) $720 per credit (out-of-state)120 
RNP

Rivier University

(Nashua, NH)

N/A330 
RNP

Roberts Wesleyan College

(Rochester, NY)

$789 per credit65 
RNP

Rowan University

(Glassboro, NJ)

$740 per credit (in-state) $740 per credit (out-of-state)165 
RNP

Sacred Heart University

(Fairfield, CT)

N/A758 
RNP

Saginaw Valley State University

(University Center, MI)

$536 per credit (in-state) $1,022 per credit (out-of-state)64 
RNP

Southeastern Louisiana University

(Hammond, LA)

$6,540 per year (in-state) $19,017 per year (out-of-state)125 
RNP

Southern Connecticut State University

(New Haven, CT)

$11,219 per year (in-state) $24,019 per year (out-of-state)68 
RNP

Tarleton State University

(Stephenville, TX)

$204 per credit (in-state) $612 per credit (out-of-state)16 
RNP

Union University

(Jackson, TN)

$572 per credit101 
RNP

University of Central Arkansas

(Conway, AR)

$255 per credit (in-state) $510 per credit (out-of-state)147 
RNP

University of Central Missouri

(Warrensburg, MO)

$278 per credit (in-state) $557 per credit (out-of-state)163 
RNP

University of Central Oklahoma

(Edmond, OK)

$281 per credit (in-state) $655 per credit (out-of-state)32 
RNP

University of Mobile

(Mobile, AL)

$510 per credit10 
RNP

University of Texas—​Rio Grande Valley

(Edinburg, TX)

$7,169 per year (in-state) $14,962 per year (out-of-state)122 
RNP

University of West Florida

(Pensacola, FL)

$336 per credit (in-state) $964 per credit (out-of-state)91 
RNP

Webster University

(St. Louis, MO)

$705 per credit132 
RNP

William Carey University

(Hatsburg, MS)

$370 per credit70 
RNP

William Paterson University of New Jersey

(Wayne, NJ)

N/A127 
Unranked

Albany State University

(Albany, GA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Alvernia University

(Reading, PA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

American International College

(Springfield, MA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

American Sentinel University

(Aurora, CO)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Aquinas College

(Grand Rapids, MI)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Arkansas State University—​Jonesboro

(State University, AR)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Arkansas Tech University

(Russellville, AR)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Armstrong State University

(Savannah, GA)

N/AN/A 

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