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Nursing Graduate Schools in the Southeast

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We list 188 graduate schools offering nursing majors in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Best-Graduate-Programs.com team ranks Duke University (Durham, NC), Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), and Emory University (Atlanta, GA) the best three nursing graduate schools in the Southeast.

See the best 50 nursing schools and colleges in the Southeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Southeast.

Top 50 nursing graduate schools in the Southeast:

Duke University - Graduate School Ranking
1. Duke University

Durham, NC, 30 nursing programs

Vanderbilt University - Graduate School Ranking
2. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 26 nursing programs

Emory University - Graduate School Ranking
3. Emory University

Atlanta, GA, 25 nursing programs

University of Virginia - Graduate School Ranking
4. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 10 nursing programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Graduate School Ranking
5. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 4 nursing programs

University of Miami - Graduate School Ranking
6. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 6 nursing programs

University of Florida - Graduate School Ranking
7. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 6 nursing programs

Wake Forest University - Graduate School Ranking
8. Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, NC, 2 nursing programs

Florida State University - Graduate School Ranking
9. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 3 nursing programs

Clemson University - Graduate School Ranking
10. Clemson University

Clemson, SC, 4 nursing programs

University of South Florida - Graduate School Ranking
11. University of South Florida

Tampa, FL, 5 nursing programs

Auburn University - Graduate School Ranking
12. Auburn University

Auburn, AL, 4 nursing programs

Florida International University - Graduate School Ranking
13. Florida International University

Miami, FL, 10 nursing programs

University of Central Florida - Graduate School Ranking
14. University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL, 5 nursing programs

University of South Carolina Columbia - Graduate School Ranking
15. University of South Carolina Columbia

Columbia, SC, 12 nursing programs

Union University - Graduate School Ranking
16. Union University

Jackson, TN, 18 nursing programs

The University of Tennessee Knoxville - Graduate School Ranking
17. The University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, TN, 7 nursing programs

University of North Carolina Wilmington - Graduate School Ranking
18. University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC, 3 nursing programs

The University of Alabama - Graduate School Ranking
19. The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL, 4 nursing programs

Virginia Commonwealth University - Graduate School Ranking
20. Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA, 6 nursing programs

The University of West Florida - Graduate School Ranking
21. The University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL, 2 nursing programs

University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Graduate School Ranking
22. University of North Carolina

Charlotte, NC, 5 nursing programs

George Mason University - Graduate School Ranking
23. George Mason University

Fairfax, VA, 4 nursing programs

University of Kentucky - Graduate School Ranking
24. University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY, 5 nursing programs

Shenandoah University - Graduate School Ranking
25. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 8 nursing programs

James Madison University - Graduate School Ranking
26. James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA, 2 nursing programs

University of Arkansas - Graduate School Ranking
27. University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR, 4 nursing programs

Harding University - Graduate School Ranking
28. Harding University

Searcy, AR, 2 nursing programs

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Graduate School Ranking
29. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL, 1 nursing program

Medical University of South Carolina - Graduate School Ranking
30. Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC, 5 nursing programs

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans - Graduate School Ranking
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Graduate School Ranking
32. University of Alabama

Birmingham, AL, 4 nursing programs

Nova Southeastern University - Graduate School Ranking
33. Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL, 7 nursing programs

University of Alabama in Huntsville - Graduate School Ranking
34. University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL, 3 nursing programs

Samford University - Graduate School Ranking
35. Samford University

Birmingham, AL, 14 nursing programs

University of Mississippi - Graduate School Ranking
36. University of Mississippi

University, MS, 10 nursing programs

Southern Adventist University - Graduate School Ranking
37. Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN, 21 nursing programs

Florida Southern College - Graduate School Ranking
38. Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL, 6 nursing programs

Mercer University - Graduate School Ranking
39. Mercer University

Macon, GA, 8 nursing programs

Belmont University - Graduate School Ranking
40. Belmont University

Nashville, TN, 2 nursing programs

Regent University - Graduate School Ranking
41. Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA, 1 nursing program

Mississippi College - Graduate School Ranking
42. Mississippi College

Clinton, MS, 1 nursing program

Appalachian State University - Graduate School Ranking
43. Appalachian State University

Boone, NC, 2 nursing programs

University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences - Graduate School Ranking
44. University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences

San Juan, PR, 4 nursing programs

East Carolina University - Graduate School Ranking
45. East Carolina University

Greenville, NC, 11 nursing programs

Florida Atlantic University - Graduate School Ranking
46. Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL, 5 nursing programs

University of North Florida - Graduate School Ranking
47. University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL, 4 nursing programs

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Graduate School Ranking
48. University of North Carolina

Greensboro, NC, 4 nursing programs

University of Louisville - Graduate School Ranking
49. University of Louisville

Louisville, KY, 9 nursing programs

Lincoln Memorial University - Graduate School Ranking
50. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN, 5 nursing programs


Nursing graduate schools in the Southeast by state:

Schools by State14 Nursing Schools in Alabama7 Nursing Schools in Arkansas27 Nursing Schools in Florida20 Nursing Schools in Georgia15 Nursing Schools in Kentucky11 Nursing Schools in Louisiana7 Nursing Schools in Mississippi19 Nursing Schools in North Carolina10 Nursing Schools in South Carolina22 Nursing Schools in Tennessee19 Nursing Schools in Virginia


Nursing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 181 graduate schools
Northeast: 154 graduate schools
Northwest: 22 graduate schools
South: 76 graduate schools
West: 103 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the Southeast:

in Alabama:
Auburn: 1 graduate school
Birmingham: 3 graduate schools
Livingston: 1 graduate school
Mobile: 3 graduate schools
Montgomery: 5 graduate schools
Troy: 1 graduate school
Tuscaloosa: 1 graduate school
in Arkansas:
Fayetteville: 1 graduate school
Jonesboro: 1 graduate school
Little Rock: 3 graduate schools
in Florida:
Boca Raton: 3 graduate schools
Coral Gables: 1 graduate school
Daytona Beach: 3 graduate schools
Fort Lauderdale: 3 graduate schools
Gainesville: 2 graduate schools
Jacksonville: 4 graduate schools
Melbourne: 2 graduate schools
Miami: 10 graduate schools
Orlando: 6 graduate schools
Pensacola: 1 graduate school
Saint Leo: 1 graduate school
Tallahassee: 2 graduate schools
Tampa: 6 graduate schools
Winter Park: 3 graduate schools
in Georgia:
Athens: 1 graduate school
Atlanta: 11 graduate schools
Augusta: 1 graduate school
Carrollton: 1 graduate school
Kennesaw: 1 graduate school
Macon: 3 graduate schools
Savannah: 4 graduate schools
Statesboro: 1 graduate school
Valdosta: 1 graduate school
in Kentucky:
Campbellsville: 1 graduate school
Highland Heights: 1 graduate school
Lexington: 2 graduate schools
Louisville: 6 graduate schools
Richmond: 1 graduate school
Versailles: 1 graduate school
Williamsburg: 1 graduate school
in Louisiana:
Baton Rouge: 3 graduate schools
Lafayette: 1 graduate school
New Orleans: 9 graduate schools
Shreveport: 3 graduate schools
in Mississippi:
Hattiesburg: 2 graduate schools
Jackson: 4 graduate schools
Starkville: 1 graduate school
University: 1 graduate school
in North Carolina:
Boone: 1 graduate school
Chapel Hill: 1 graduate school
Charlotte: 5 graduate schools
Durham: 2 graduate schools
Greensboro: 4 graduate schools
Greenville: 1 graduate school
Raleigh: 4 graduate schools
Wilmington: 1 graduate school
Winston Salem: 5 graduate schools
in Puerto Rico:
San Juan: 10 graduate schools
in South Carolina:
Charleston: 4 graduate schools
Clemson: 1 graduate school
Columbia: 5 graduate schools
in Tennessee:
Johnson City: 1 graduate school
Knoxville: 4 graduate schools
Memphis: 8 graduate schools
Murfreesboro: 1 graduate school
Nashville: 8 graduate schools
in Virginia:
Blacksburg: 1 graduate school
Charlottesville: 1 graduate school
Fairfax: 1 graduate school
Harrisonburg: 2 graduate schools
Lynchburg: 4 graduate schools
Norfolk: 3 graduate schools
Richmond: 5 graduate schools
Virginia Beach: 4 graduate schools
Williamsburg: 1 graduate school
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