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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Governors University | 2,845 | 10% | $6,870 |
| 2 | Grand Canyon University | 867 | 4% | $32,100 |
| 3 | American Sentinel University | 644 | 87% | $11,340 |
| 4 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | 423 | 1% | $10,912 |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 239 | 2% | $26,660 |
| 6 | Unitek College | 178 | 14% | $34,569 |
| 7 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 157 | 3% | $29,357 |
| 8 | Sacred Heart University | 153 | 6% | $60,580 |
| 9 | Liberty University | 147 | 1% | $40,075 |
| 10 | Excelsior College | 95 | 2% | N/A |
| 11 | Purdue University Global-Davenport | 92 | 1% | $14,343 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Orange County | 81 | 10% | $36,223 |
| 13 | Lewis University | 81 | 4% | $46,758 |
| 14 | Augsburg University | 77 | 9% | $52,780 |
| 15 | Northern Michigan University | 75 | 4% | $24,187 |
| 16 | Southern New Hampshire University | 69 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 17 | Regis University | 66 | 3% | $53,192 |
| 18 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | 64 | 1% | $13,778 |
| 19 | Vanguard University of Southern California | 52 | 9% | $48,800 |
| 20 | Stony Brook University | 51 | 1% | $26,091 |
| 21 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 51 | 1% | $28,301 |
| 22 | Queens University of Charlotte | 47 | 7% | $48,968 |
| 23 | South University–Savannah Online | 46 | 2% | $14,854 |
| 24 | Saint Xavier University | 42 | 4% | $48,436 |
| 25 | Kentucky Christian University | 42 | 31% | $33,424 |
| 26 | Simmons University | 42 | 2% | $59,880 |
| 27 | University of Hartford | 41 | 3% | $56,599 |
| 28 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38 | 6% | $52,230 |
| 29 | Holy Names University | 35 | 15% | $57,674 |
| 30 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 35 | 1% | $23,843 |
| 31 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 34 | 6% | $52,920 |
| 32 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 34 | 1% | $21,730 |
| 33 | York College of Pennsylvania | 31 | 3% | $34,550 |
| 34 | Duke University | 30 | 1% | $74,339 |
| 35 | Endicott College | 30 | 2% | $51,674 |
| 36 | Northwest Christian University | 29 | 11% | $42,650 |
| 37 | University of Louisville | 28 | 1% | $27,980 |
| 38 | Immaculata University | 28 | 5% | $46,000 |
| 39 | Ottawa University-Kansas City | 26 | 15% | N/A |
| 40 | Lubbock Christian University | 26 | 5% | $36,284 |
| 41 | Seattle Pacific University | 25 | 2% | $58,794 |
| 42 | University of Nevada-Reno | 25 | 1% | $25,039 |
| 43 | Mercy College | 24 | 1% | $38,200 |
| 44 | University of Mary | 24 | 3% | $29,290 |
| 45 | University of Indianapolis | 23 | 2% | $45,382 |
| 46 | United States University | 23 | 20% | $12,717 |
| 47 | Concordia University Texas | 22 | 3% | $47,244 |
| 48 | Ferris State University | 22 | 1% | $23,194 |
| 49 | Shawnee State University | 22 | 3% | $23,148 |
| 50 | Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 22 | 7% | $32,116 |
| 51 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | 22 | 1% | N/A |
| 52 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 19 | 1% | $23,307 |
| 53 | Weber State University | 19 | 0% | $20,511 |
| 54 | King University | 17 | 2% | $43,490 |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 16 | 1% | $19,334 |
| 56 | Mount Saint Joseph University | 16 | 3% | $41,742 |
| 57 | Columbia Central University-Caguas | 15 | 3% | $7,462 |
| 58 | Olivet Nazarene University | 15 | 1% | $47,670 |
| 59 | The University of Texas Medical Branch | 15 | 2% | N/A |
| 60 | Cleveland State University | 15 | 0% | $29,045 |
| 61 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | 15 | 4% | $6,800 |
| 62 | University of Pennsylvania | 14 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 63 | Missouri Western State University | 14 | 2% | $20,575 |
| 64 | University of St Francis | 14 | 1% | $45,664 |
| 65 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 14 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 66 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 14 | 0% | $22,208 |
| 67 | Daemen College | 13 | 1% | $43,995 |
| 68 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 13 | 3% | $25,247 |
| 69 | Jacksonville University | 13 | 1% | $54,868 |
| 70 | Northwest Nazarene University | 13 | 2% | $40,890 |
| 71 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | 12 | 0% | $13,374 |
| 72 | University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | 12 | 2% | N/A |
| 73 | Bryan College of Health Sciences | 12 | 8% | $18,482 |
| 74 | New York University | 11 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 75 | Loyola University Chicago | 11 | 0% | $61,328 |
| 76 | Seton Hall University | 11 | 0% | $59,670 |
| 77 | University of Phoenix-California | 11 | 0% | $10,912 |
| 78 | Xavier University | 11 | 1% | $54,310 |
| 79 | Roberts Wesleyan College | 11 | 2% | $46,396 |
| 80 | George Washington University | 11 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 81 | Jefferson College of Health Sciences | 10 | 3% | $44,536 |
| 82 | Bethel University | 10 | 1% | $51,700 |
| 83 | Independence University | 10 | 1% | $16,972 |
| 84 | Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | 10 | 2% | $30,512 |
| 85 | Eastern Mennonite University | 10 | 2% | $51,500 |
| 86 | Capital University | 9 | 1% | $50,334 |
| 87 | Grantham University | 9 | 1% | $7,452 |
| 88 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 9 | 0% | $25,637 |
| 89 | University of San Diego | 9 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 90 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 9 | 0% | $20,471 |
| 91 | Anderson University | 9 | 2% | $45,290 |
| 92 | Tabor College | 8 | 4% | $43,760 |
| 93 | Adelphi University | 8 | 0% | $58,430 |
| 94 | Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | 7 | 2% | N/A |
| 95 | Union University | 7 | 1% | $53,550 |
| 96 | Texas Woman's University | 7 | 0% | $20,272 |
| 97 | Kennesaw State University | 7 | 0% | $25,773 |
| 98 | Franklin Pierce University | 7 | 1% | $53,745 |
| 99 | Carlow University | 7 | 1% | $44,378 |
| 100 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 7 | 1% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Nursing Administration program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.