Nursing Education

A program that prepares registered nurses to teach in academic and clinical settings, including staff development. Includes instruction in advanced nursing practice, nursing role development, curriculum and instruction, program and course design, clinical instruction, and evaluation of learning.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 165 institutions across the United States, with a total of 11550 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

109

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

3,411

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

219

degrees awarded

Other Awards

7,700

awards given

Top Schools for Nursing Education

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	3,324
2	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	1,818
3	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	522
4	Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY	303
5	Post University Waterbury, CT	276
6	NUC University Bayamon, PR	270
7	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	258
8	Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas, PR	237
9	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	216
10	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	162
11	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	156
12	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	120
13	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	117
14	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	114
15	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	114
16	Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York, NY	111
17	Duke University Durham, NC	108
18	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	90
19	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	87
20	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	87
21	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY	81
22	Excelsior University Albany, NY	81
23	United States University San Diego, CA	81
24	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	78
25	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE	75
26	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	72
27	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	69
28	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	69
29	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	69
30	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	66
31	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	66
32	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	66
33	Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI	66
34	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	63
35	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX	57
36	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	54
37	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	51
38	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	48
39	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	48
40	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	45
41	Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL	45
42	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	45
43	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR	42
44	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	42
45	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL	42
46	Winona State University Winona, MN	39
47	Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI	39
48	Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA	36
49	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	36
50	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO	36
51	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL	36
52	New York University New York, NY	33
53	Washington State University Pullman, WA	30
54	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian San Sebastian, PR	30
55	Daemen University Amherst, NY	30
56	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	30
57	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	30
58	College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	27
59	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	27
60	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	27
61	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	24
62	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	24
63	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	24
64	Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA	24
65	Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, PA	24
66	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	21
67	Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	21
68	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX	21
69	King University Bristol, TN	18
70	Millikin University Decatur, IL	18
71	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	18
72	Baker College Owosso, MI	18
73	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	18
74	Regis University Denver, CO	18
75	Lourdes University Sylvania, OH	18
76	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA	18
77	Cumberland University Lebanon, TN	18
78	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	18
79	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	15
80	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	15
81	American Samoa Community College Pago Pago, AS	15
82	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	15
83	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	15
84	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	15
85	Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY	15
86	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	15
87	Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	15
88	Capital University Columbus, OH	15
89	Bellin College Green Bay, WI	15
90	Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH	15
91	Baker University Baldwin City, KS	15
92	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	15
93	Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE	15
94	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	12
95	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	12
96	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	12
97	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	12
98	Creighton University Omaha, NE	12
99	St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	12
100	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	12