AZ · Phoenix
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Master degree first-major awards: 449 · year ending 2025.
CIP 51.3801 · AWARD LEVEL 7 · UNITED STATES
329 US institutions have connected positive first-major awards in this exact field and award level. Each institution appears once, with its latest connected positive award observation for this selection.
Official classification: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 51.3801, award level 7. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.
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AZ · Phoenix
Master degree first-major awards: 449 · year ending 2025.
MI · Allendale
Master degree first-major awards: 10 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Jose
Master degree first-major awards: 15 · year ending 2025.
TX · San Antonio
Master degree first-major awards: 5 · year ending 2021.
VA · Hampton
Master degree first-major awards: 1 · year ending 2020.
PA · Harrisburg
Master degree first-major awards: 1 · year ending 2025.
HI · Honolulu
Master degree first-major awards: 44 · year ending 2025.
WI · Madison
Master degree first-major awards: 94 · year ending 2025.
PA · Philadelphia
Master degree first-major awards: 24 · year ending 2025.
TX · Houston
Master degree first-major awards: 18 · year ending 2025.
DC · Washington
Master degree first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2025.
ID · Pocatello
Master degree first-major awards: 6 · year ending 2025.
IL · Normal
Master degree first-major awards: 30 · year ending 2025.
IN · Terre Haute
Master degree first-major awards: 23 · year ending 2025.
IN · Richmond
Master degree first-major awards: 17 · year ending 2020.
IN · Kokomo
Master degree first-major awards: 23 · year ending 2020.
IN · Gary
Master degree first-major awards: 12 · year ending 2020.
PA · Indiana
Master degree first-major awards: 16 · year ending 2025.
IN · New Albany
Master degree first-major awards: 5 · year ending 2020.
AL · Jacksonville
Master degree first-major awards: 9 · year ending 2025.
FL · Jacksonville
Master degree first-major awards: 24 · year ending 2025.
MD · Baltimore
Master degree first-major awards: 253 · year ending 2025.
UT · Draper
Master degree first-major awards: 83 · year ending 2025.
NJ · Union
Master degree first-major awards: 5 · year ending 2025.
| Year ending | Reporting institutions | Positive first-major awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 265 | 19,622 |
| 2024 | 262 | 20,089 |
| 2023 | 263 | 20,308 |
| 2022 | 248 | 19,936 |
| 2021 | 241 | 18,754 |
| 2020 | 246 | 18,094 |
Each annual row is a separate observation, not a current entering class or unique-person count. The year ending 2025 covers July 2024–June 2025. Institutions can appear in several years.
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