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Registered Nursing Schools in the South
Schools
804
Listed
In 2024, we have evaluated 804 schools offering registered nursing majors in
Alabama
,
Arkansas
,
Delaware
,
District of Columbia
,
Florida
,
Georgia
,
Kentucky
,
Louisiana
,
Maryland
,
Mississippi
,
North Carolina
,
Oklahoma
,
Puerto Rico
,
South Carolina
,
Tennessee
,
Texas
,
Virginia
, and
West Virginia
.
We rank
Duke University
(Durham, NC),
Johns Hopkins University
(Baltimore, MD), and
Vanderbilt University
(Nashville, TN) the top three registered nursing schools in the South.
See the best 50 registered nursing schools in the South below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the South.
Top 50 registered nursing schools in the South:
1. Duke University
Durham, NC, 5 registered nursing programs
2. Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, 5 registered nursing programs
3. Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, 4 registered nursing programs
4. Emory University
Atlanta, GA, 4 registered nursing programs
5. Georgetown University
Washington, DC, 5 registered nursing programs
6. University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, 3 registered nursing programs
7. University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, 4 registered nursing programs
8. University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, 3 registered nursing programs
9. University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL, 1 registered nursing program
10. The University of Texas
Austin, TX, 3 registered nursing programs
11. Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL, 2 registered nursing programs
12. George Washington University
Washington, DC, 2 registered nursing programs
13. Clemson University
Clemson, SC, 1 registered nursing program
14. Texas A & M University College Station
College Station, TX, 3 registered nursing programs
15. University of South Florida
Tampa, FL, 2 registered nursing programs
16. Baylor University
Waco, TX, 1 registered nursing program
17. Auburn University
Auburn, AL, 4 registered nursing programs
18. Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX, 1 registered nursing program
19. University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL, 3 registered nursing programs
20. The University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX, 1 registered nursing program
21. Florida International University
Miami, FL, 4 registered nursing programs
22. The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, TN, 3 registered nursing programs
23. University of South Carolina Columbia
Columbia, SC, 4 registered nursing programs
24. University of Delaware
Newark, DE, 2 registered nursing programs
25. Union University
Jackson, TN, 2 registered nursing programs
26. University of Houston
Houston, TX, 1 registered nursing program
27. University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, MD, 5 registered nursing programs
28. The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX, 1 registered nursing program
29. University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC, 1 registered nursing program
30. The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL, 3 registered nursing programs
31. The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL, 2 registered nursing programs
32. University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, 3 registered nursing programs
33. James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA, 2 registered nursing programs
34. George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, 2 registered nursing programs
35. University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR, 3 registered nursing programs
36. University of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC, 4 registered nursing programs
37. Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA, 2 registered nursing programs
38. Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA, 4 registered nursing programs
39. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
New Orleans, LA, 2 registered nursing programs
40. Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC, 2 registered nursing programs
41. University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL, 2 registered nursing programs
42. Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 3 registered nursing programs
43. University of Mississippi
University, MS, 4 registered nursing programs
44. University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL, 2 registered nursing programs
45. West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV, 2 registered nursing programs
46. Mercer University
Macon, GA, 4 registered nursing programs
47. Belmont University
Nashville, TN, 2 registered nursing programs
48. Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN, 10 registered nursing programs
49. Appalachian State University
Boone, NC, 3 registered nursing programs
50. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC, 2 registered nursing programs
Registered nursing schools in the South by state:
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
DC
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Registered nursing schools in other regions:
Midwest
: 535 schools
Northeast
: 345 schools
Northwest
: 103 schools
West
: 369 schools
Popular nursing school cities in the South:
in
Alabama
:
Birmingham
: 5 schools
Huntsville
: 3 schools
Jacksonville
: 1 school
Mobile
: 4 schools
Tuscaloosa
: 2 schools
in
Arkansas
:
Little Rock
: 3 schools
in
Delaware
:
Dover
: 3 schools
New Castle
: 1 school
in
District of Columbia
:
Washington
: 8 schools
in
Florida
:
Boca Raton
: 1 school
Coral Gables
: 1 school
Fort Lauderdale
: 4 schools
Fort Myers
: 6 schools
Gainesville
: 4 schools
Jacksonville
: 6 schools
Miami
: 14 schools
Ocala
: 3 schools
Orlando
: 7 schools
Pensacola
: 2 schools
Saint Petersburg
: 3 schools
Tampa
: 9 schools
West Palm Beach
: 5 schools
in
Georgia
:
Atlanta
: 5 schools
Augusta
: 2 schools
Macon
: 3 schools
Milledgeville
: 2 schools
Savannah
: 3 schools
in
Kentucky
:
Bowling Green
: 2 schools
Highland Heights
: 1 school
Lexington
: 2 schools
Louisville
: 8 schools
Versailles
: 1 school
in
Louisiana
:
Baton Rouge
: 5 schools
Lafayette
: 4 schools
Natchitoches
: 1 school
New Orleans
: 6 schools
in
Maryland
:
Baltimore
: 7 schools
in
Mississippi
:
Columbus
: 1 school
Hattiesburg
: 2 schools
University
: 1 school
in
North Carolina
:
Charlotte
: 5 schools
Durham
: 4 schools
Greenville
: 1 school
Wilmington
: 2 schools
Winston Salem
: 3 schools
in
Oklahoma
:
Oklahoma City
: 7 schools
Tulsa
: 6 schools
in
Puerto Rico
:
Bayamon
: 5 schools
San Juan
: 8 schools
in
South Carolina
:
Charleston
: 4 schools
Columbia
: 5 schools
in
Tennessee
:
Johnson City
: 1 school
Knoxville
: 6 schools
Memphis
: 9 schools
Nashville
: 8 schools
in
Texas
:
Arlington
: 1 school
Austin
: 5 schools
Corpus Christi
: 2 schools
Denton
: 1 school
El Paso
: 4 schools
Fort Worth
: 3 schools
Galveston
: 2 schools
Houston
: 13 schools
Lubbock
: 3 schools
McAllen
: 1 school
Richardson
: 2 schools
San Antonio
: 10 schools
The Woodlands
: 1 school
Tyler
: 2 schools
Waco
: 3 schools
in
Virginia
:
Harrisonburg
: 2 schools
Lynchburg
: 3 schools
Norfolk
: 5 schools
Richmond
: 6 schools
Virginia Beach
: 5 schools
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