Nursing Administration

A program that prepares registered nurses to manage nursing personnel and services in hospitals and other health care delivery agencies. Includes instruction in principles of health care administration, resource and financial management, health care law and policy, medical personnel management, and managed care operations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 213 institutions across the United States, with a total of 24203 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

637

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

6,525

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

761

degrees awarded

Other Awards

16,165

awards given

Top Schools for Nursing Administration

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	4,482
2	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	2,157
3	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	1,830
4	Post University Waterbury, CT	1,653
5	West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim, CA	915
6	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	693
7	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	684
8	Aspen University Phoenix, AZ	585
9	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	531
10	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	462
11	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	444
12	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	429
13	Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI	411
14	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	402
15	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	360
16	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	354
17	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	297
18	Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL	276
19	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	216
20	West Coast University-Dallas Richardson, TX	192
21	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	156
22	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	144
23	Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID	132
24	Ottawa University-Online Overland Park, KS	132
25	Samford University Birmingham, AL	132
26	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	126
27	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	123
28	Washington State University Pullman, WA	117
29	AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	114
30	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	114
31	Baylor University Waco, TX	108
32	Atlantis University Miami, FL	108
33	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	105
34	Weber State University Ogden, UT	102
35	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	102
36	Endicott College Beverly, MA	102
37	United States University San Diego, CA	96
38	Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX	96
39	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	93
40	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	93
41	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	90
42	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	90
43	Excelsior University Albany, NY	87
44	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	87
45	Simmons University Boston, MA	87
46	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	84
47	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC	81
48	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	78
49	Ottawa University-Kansas City Overland Park, KS	78
50	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	78
51	Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI	75
52	Duke University Durham, NC	75
53	Marshall University Huntington, WV	75
54	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	72
55	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	72
56	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	72
57	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY	69
58	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	69
59	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	66
60	Harding University Searcy, AR	66
61	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	66
62	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	63
63	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	63
64	Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY	60
65	McKendree University Lebanon, IL	60
66	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX	60
67	Regis University Denver, CO	57
68	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	57
69	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	56
70	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	54
71	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	54
72	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	51
73	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	51
74	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE	51
75	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	48
76	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	48
77	University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	45
78	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK	45
79	Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	45
80	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	45
81	Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	45
82	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	42
83	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	42
84	Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO	42
85	Winona State University Winona, MN	42
86	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	39
87	Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID	39
88	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	36
89	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR	36
90	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	36
91	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	36
92	University of Houston Houston, TX	33
93	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	33
94	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	33
95	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	33
96	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	30
97	Franklin University Columbus, OH	30
98	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	30
99	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	27
100	Barry University Miami, FL	27