25 Most Popular Colleges for Nursing Master’s Degree Programs

Around 48,419 master’s degrees are awarded each year to nursing majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Walden University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Walden University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,586	$11,586
Fees for Full-Time Students	$456	$456
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$570	$570

In 2017-2018, Walden University reported having 69 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 69 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Chamberlain University - Illinois

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,300	$13,300
Fees for Full-Time Students	$940	$940
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$665	$665

These are the average costs for graduate students attending WGU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Western Governors University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,500	$6,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$290	$290
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Grand Canyon University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Grand Canyon University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,737	$9,737
Fees for Full-Time Students	$818	$818
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$541	$541

In 2017-2018, there were 29 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 6 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending South University–Savannah Online.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at South University–Savannah Online

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,097	$13,097
Fees for Full-Time Students	$219	$219
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$551	$551

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UT Arlington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas at Arlington

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,360	$17,110
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,768	$1,768
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$414	$959

The school reported having 1,154 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 821 were classified as teaching assistants, and 333 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at USA can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of South Alabama

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,578	$15,156
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$421	$842

Across all programs, there were 263 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 10 were classified as teaching assistants, and 167 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Maryville U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,346	$14,346
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,300	$1,300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$781	$781

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 16. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UOPX - Arizona.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,713	$16,713
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UAB.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,866	$17,910
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$437	$995

There were 513 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 513 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Kaplan University - Davenport Campus.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Kaplan University - Davenport Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,128	$10,128
Fees for Full-Time Students	$799	$799
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$422	$422

Graduate students at Frontier Nursing University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Frontier Nursing University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,961	$15,961
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,000	$1,000
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$565	$565

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Simmons.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Simmons University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$20,988	$20,988
Fees for Full-Time Students	$166	$166
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,166	$1,166

There were 95 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 6 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Columbia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

The school reported having 2,805 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Cincinnati.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,790	$24,532
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,678	$1,678
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$640	$1,227

Across all programs, there were 1,822 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,075 were classified as teaching assistants, and 599 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Drexel.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Drexel University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,156	$33,156
Fees for Full-Time Students	$840	$840
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,228	$1,228

In 2017-2018, Drexel reported having 1,085 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 486 were classified as teaching assistants, and 143 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at IWU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,671	$10,671
Fees for Full-Time Students	$721	$721
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$546	$546

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UPenn.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,604	$33,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,530	$3,530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,651	$1,651

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 81. Of that number, 71 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Georgetown can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Georgetown University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$47,880	$47,880
Fees for Full-Time Students	$451	$451
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,995	$1,995

In 2017-2018, there were 648 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 321 were classified as teaching assistants, and 327 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Vanderbilt.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Vanderbilt University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$45,840	$45,840
Fees for Full-Time Students	$457	$457
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,910	$1,910

There were 1,335 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 484 were classified as teaching assistants, and 851 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Johns Hopkins can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Johns Hopkins University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$52,170	$52,170
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,880	$1,880
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,740	$1,740

In 2017-2018, Johns Hopkins reported having 4,077 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 562 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,658 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Duke.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Duke University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$51,480	$51,480
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,137	$1,137
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,990	$2,990

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,598. Of that number, 715 were classified as teaching assistants, and 883 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending SUNY Stony Brook.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stony Brook University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,765	$1,765
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

In 2017-2018, there were 1,120 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 846 were classified as teaching assistants, and 274 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Capella University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Capella University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,365	$14,365
Fees for Full-Time Students	$477	$477
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$532	$532

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Arizona.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Arizona

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,486	$31,463
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,262	$1,262
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$820	$1,746

The school reported having 2,743 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,867 were classified as teaching assistants, and 875 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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