Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 51.3801 - 51.3899.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 2088 institutions across the United States, with a total of 925525 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

2,334

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

82,967

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

153,413

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

2,704

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

49,855

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

16,433

degrees awarded

Other Awards

617,819

awards given

Top Schools for Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
29,214
2 Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
27,759
3 Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
19,770
4 Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
16,413
5 Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
14,922
6 The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
12,061
7 Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ
6,636
8 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
4,809
9 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
4,488
10 University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
4,263
11 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY
4,185
12 West Coast University-Orange County
Anaheim, CA
4,119
13 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
3,978
14 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
3,501
15 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
3,498
16 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
3,453
17 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
3,384
18 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
3,339
19 Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
3,333
20 Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
3,210
21 Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL
3,021
22 Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Draper, UT
3,003
23 University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
3,000
24 University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
2,952
25 West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA
2,943
26 Frontier Nursing University
Versailles, KY
2,880
27 Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN
2,799
28 ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
2,739
29 University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
2,733
30 Weber State University
Ogden, UT
2,649
31 Regis College
Weston, MA
2,637
32 West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA
2,622
33 Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN
2,598
34 Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
2,580
35 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
2,535
36 United States University
San Diego, CA
2,526
37 Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
2,427
38 University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
2,415
39 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
2,406
40 South University-Savannah Online
Savannah, GA
2,391
41 Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
2,349
42 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
2,319
43 University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
2,316
44 Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
2,310
45 Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA
2,307
46 Excelsior University
Albany, NY
2,304
47 Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
2,190
48 Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ
2,187
49 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
2,142
50 East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
2,118
51 The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX
2,094
52 Herzing University-Madison
Madison, WI
2,088
53 Post University
Waterbury, CT
2,040
54 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
2,037
55 New York University
New York, NY
2,004
56 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1,989
57 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
1,974
58 Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
1,902
59 Duke University
Durham, NC
1,884
60 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
1,860
61 Long Island University
Brookville, NY
1,809
62 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
1,797
63 William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
1,758
64 Simmons University
Boston, MA
1,743
65 Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
1,740
66 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
1,731
67 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
1,708
68 Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
1,707
69 Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Saint Petersburg, FL
1,677
70 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
1,668
71 Nightingale College
Salt Lake City, UT
1,614
72 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX
1,587
73 Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
1,584
74 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
1,581
75 The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
1,572
76 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
1,569
77 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
1,563
78 Chamberlain University-Texas
Houston, TX
1,560
79 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
1,557
80 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
1,551
81 University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
1,545
82 The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
1,542
83 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
1,512
84 Baylor University
Waco, TX
1,512
85 Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
1,491
86 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
1,482
87 Boise State University
Boise, ID
1,479
88 Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
1,470
89 University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
1,467
90 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1,467
91 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
1,464
92 Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
1,464
93 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
1,461
94 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
1,452
95 Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
1,443
96 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1,431
97 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
1,428
98 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
1,422
99 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
1,413
100 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN
1,407