Best Graduate Nursing Schools (Master's Program) in US 2018

Ranked in 2017 by US News

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RankSchool nameTuition (full-time) (master's)Total master's enrollmentOverall Score
#97

University at Buffalo—​SUNY 

(Buffalo, NY)

$13,337 per year (in-state) $24,687 per year (out-of-state)853
#97

University of Vermont 

(Burlington, VT)

$629 per credit (in-state) $1,130 per credit (out-of-state)2753
#103

Florida State University 

(Tallahassee, FL)

$544 per credit (in-state) $1,175 per credit (out-of-state)2352
#103

Loyola University New Orleans 

(New Orleans, LA)

$818 per credit24652
#103

University of North Carolina—​Charlotte 

(Charlotte, NC)

$4,252 per year (in-state) $17,422 per year (out-of-state)20352
#103

West Virginia University 

(Morgantown, WV)

$9,558 per year (in-state) $23,796 per year (out-of-state)7752
#107

Shenandoah University 

(Winchester, VA)

$846 per credit5451
#108

Pace University 

(Pleasantville, NY)

$1,190 per credit36150
#108

South Dakota State University 

(Brookings, SD)

$313 per credit (in-state) $602 per credit (out-of-state)9250
#108

University of Portland 

(Portland, OR)

N/A550
#108

University of Southern Indiana 

(Evansville, IN)

$354 per credit (in-state) $354 per credit (out-of-state)38350
#112

Georgia State University 

(Atlanta, GA)

$388 per credit (in-state) $1,249 per credit (out-of-state)22349
#112

Pacific Lutheran University 

(Tacoma, WA)

$1,000 per credit4549
#112

University of Indianapolis 

(Indianapolis, IN)

$692 per credit26649
#115

Drexel University 

(Philadelphia, PA)

$913 per credit1,23548
#115

East Tennessee State University 

(Johnson City, TN)

$531 per credit (in-state) $1,323 per credit (out-of-state)29248
#115

Illinois State University 

(Normal, IL)

$389 per credit (in-state) $808 per credit (out-of-state)8648
#115

Mississippi University for Women 

(Columbus, MS)

N/A3148
#115

Montana State University 

(Bozeman, MT)

$267 per credit (in-state) $934 per credit (out-of-state)1548
#115

Robert Morris University 

(Moon Township, PA)

N/A2748
#115

Simmons College 

(Boston, MA)

$1,315 per credit1,22248
#115

University of Arkansas 

(Fayetteville, AR)

$410 per credit (in-state) $1,047 per credit (out-of-state)1148
#115

University of Maine 

(Orono, ME)

$418 per credit (in-state) $648 per credit (out-of-state)3548
#115

University of Southern Mississippi 

(Hatsburg, MS)

$11,488 per year (in-state) $24,793 per year (out-of-state)15148
#115

University of Wisconsin—​Eau Claire 

(Eau Claire, WI)

$7,641 per year (in-state) $16,771 per year (out-of-state)548
#115

Wright State University 

(Dayton, OH)

$13,476 per year (in-state) $22,892 per year (out-of-state)20848
#115

Xavier University 

(Cincinnati, OH)

N/A23148
#128

California State University—​Los Angeles 

(Los Angeles, CA)

$7,610 per year (in-state) $16,538 per year (out-of-state)21947
#128Howard University$31,309 per year1847
#128

University of Michigan—​Flint 

(Flint, MI)

$9,959 per year (in-state) $14,922 per year (out-of-state)4947
#131

California State University—​Fullerton 

(Fullerton, CA)

N/A18746
#131

Georgia College & State University 

(Milledgeville, GA)

$373 per credit (in-state) $373 per credit (out-of-state)9746
#131

James Madison University 

(Harrisonburg, VA)

$538 per credit (in-state) $1,269 per credit (out-of-state)7746
#131

University of Alabama—​Huntsville 

(Huntsville, AL)

$702 per credit (in-state) $1,530 per credit (out-of-state)30946
#131

University of Massachusetts—​Lowell 

(Lowell, MA)

$14,304 per year (in-state) $25,853 per year (out-of-state)7046
#136

Alverno College 

(Milwaukee, WI)

N/A19145
#136

Binghamton University—​SUNY 

(Binghamton, NY)

$10,870 per year (in-state) $22,210 per year (out-of-state)15645
#136

Indiana State University 

(Terre Haute, IN)

$396 per credit (in-state) $499 per credit (out-of-state)25545
#136

St. John Fisher College 

(Rochester, NY)

$885 per credit15845
#136

University of Detroit Mercy 

(Detroit, MI)

$955 per credit20645
#136

Winston-​Salem State University 

(Winston-Salem, NC)

N/A7845
#142

Gonzaga University 

(Spokane, WA)

$975 per credit60044
#142

Kent State University 

(Kent, OH)

$505 per credit (in-state) $881 per credit (out-of-state)48044
#142

Ohio University 

(Athens, OH)

$504 per credit (in-state) $596 per credit (out-of-state)25444
#142

University of the Incarnate Word 

(San Antonio, TX)

$885 per credit2644
#142

Western Kentucky University 

(Bowling Green, KY)

$679 per credit (in-state) $679 per credit (out-of-state)7144
#147

American University of Beirut 

(New York, NY)

N/A5543
#147

Concordia University 

(Mequon, WI)

$682 per credit63943
#147

DePaul University 

(Chicago, IL)

$695 per credit27043
#147

University of Massachusetts—​Dartmouth 

(Dartmouth, MA)

$14,994 per year (in-state) $27,068 per year (out-of-state)2043
#151

Augusta University 

(Augusta, GA)

$576 per credit (in-state) $1,275 per credit (out-of-state)32842
#151

College of St. Scholastica 

(Duluth, MN)

N/A442
#151

Fairleigh Dickinson University 

(Teaneck, NJ)

$25,010 per year31942
#151

Southern Illinois University—​Edwardsville 

(Edwardsville, IL)

$305 per credit (in-state) $763 per credit (out-of-state)14042
#151

University of Scranton 

(Scranton, PA)

$965 per credit8342
#151

University of St. Francis 

(Joliet, IL)

$770 per credit35742
#157

Belmont University 

(Nashville, TN)

$1,185 per credit5241
#157

Creighton University 

(Omaha, NE)

$820 per credit5141
#157

Notre Dame of Maryland University 

(Baltimore, MD)

$650 per credit9641
#157

Samuel Merritt University 

(Oakland, CA)

$1,289 per credit58841
#157

St. Xavier University 

(Chicago, IL)

$720 per credit27341
#157

Thomas Jefferson University 

(Philadelphia, PA)

N/A48441
#163

Francis Marion University

(Florence, SC)

$15,668 per year (in-state) $31,336 per year (out-of-state)8740
#163

Molloy College 

(Rockville, NY)

$1,065 per credit50740
#163

University of North Carolina—​Wilmington 

(Wilmington, NC)

$494 per credit (in-state) $1,851 per credit (out-of-state)14540
#166

New Mexico State University 

(Las Cruces, NM)

$4,088 per year (in-state) $14,254 per year (out-of-state)1339
#166

University of North Florida 

(Jacksonville, FL)

N/A2439
#166

University of St. Joseph 

(West Hartford, CT)

$755 per credit13239
#166

University of Texas—​Tyler 

(Tyler, TX)

$744 per credit (in-state) $1,155 per credit (out-of-state)35539
#170

Hawaii Pacific University 

(Kaneohe, HI)

$1,330 per credit5238
#171

Cleveland State University 

(Cleveland, OH)

$531 per credit (in-state) $541 per credit (out-of-state)5437
#171

Gwynedd Mercy University 

(Gwynedd Valley, PA)

$800 per credit13337
#171

Pittsburg State University 

(Pittsburg, KS)

$6,218 per year (in-state) $16,302 per year (out-of-state)537
#171

Troy University—​Montgomery 

(Troy, AL)

$494 per credit (in-state) $494 per credit (out-of-state)23637
#175

Madonna University 

(Livonia, MI)

$795 per credit24136
#175

Marymount University 

(Arlington, VA)

$940 per credit5136
#175

Monmouth University 

(West Long Branch, NJ)

$1,098 per credit25836
#175

Ursuline College 

(Pepper Pike, OH)

$1,052 per credit25236
#175

Western University of Health Sciences 

(Pomona, CA)

$852 per credit26336
#175

Worcester State University 

(Worcester, MA)

$150 per credit (in-state) $150 per credit (out-of-state)13436
#181

Nebraska Wesleyan University 

(Lincoln, NE)

$400 per credit8935
#181

Northern Arizona University 

(Flagstaff, AZ)

$458 per credit (in-state) $1,157 per credit (out-of-state)16535
#181

Texas State University

(San Marcos, TX )

$6,166 per year (in-state) $14,327 per year (out-of-state)7135
#181

University of Hartford 

(West Hartford, CT)

N/A10635
#181

Vanguard University of Southern California

(Costa Mesa, CA)

N/A2335
#186

Husson University 

(Bangor, ME)

$560 per credit6034
#186

Oakland University 

(Rochester, MI)

$16,338 per year (in-state) $24,648 per year (out-of-state)17234
#188

Delta State University 

(Cleveland, MS)

$6,298 per year (in-state) $6,298 per year (out-of-state)2333
#188

Indiana University—​South Bend 

(South Bend, IN)

$342 per credit (in-state) $996 per credit (out-of-state)2933
#188

Le Moyne College 

(Syracuse, NY)

$861 per credit7533
#188

Lewis University 

(Romeoville, IL)

$770 per credit38833
#188

Missouri State University 

(Springfield, MO)

$315 per credit (in-state) $315 per credit (out-of-state)1533
#188

St. Catherine University 

(St. Paul, MN)

$782 per credit19133
#194

Adelphi University 

(Garden City, NY)

N/A15132
#194

Clarkson College 

(Omaha, NE)

$556 per credit52832
#194

Clayton State University 

(Morrow, GA)

$385 per credit (in-state) $385 per credit (out-of-state)6032
#194

Colorado Mesa University

(Grand Junction, CO)

$455 per credit (in-state) $455 per credit (out-of-state)2132
#194

Mount Mercy University 

(Cedar Rapids, IA)

$583 per credit4632
#194

Nebraska Methodist College 

(Omaha, NE)

$719 per credit11032
#194

Point Loma Nazarene University 

(San Diego, CA)

$755 per credit6832

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