Nightingale Education Group, a Salt Lake City nursing education company, earns the No. 1 spot in Nurse.com's Top Workplaces for Nursing 2026, validated by confidential employee surveys highlighting culture, well-being, and mission-driven growth.
Salt Lake City-based education group scores first in its peer group on employee well-being, organizational direction, and growth — straight from the voices of its own staff.
Salt Lake City, Utah — June 1, 2026
The nurses are speaking up — and this time it's not about a shortage.
Nightingale Education Group has claimed the No. 1 spot in Nurse.com's Top Workplaces for Nursing 2026 — a national recognition built entirely on confidential employee surveys.
The honor, developed by HR technology company Energage, benchmarks employers against a national dataset representing more than 30 million employees across 80,000 organizations. Nightingale topped its peer group across every measured dimension: employee well-being, organizational direction, values alignment, and opportunities to learn and grow.
The results came directly from the people doing the work. When asked why they love their jobs, Nightingale collaborators didn't hesitate:
"How we work matters as much as what outcomes we achieve. This is such a special place to work, and the work we are doing is changing the world." — Mission Support
"I am able to work with amazing people and help people achieve their dream of becoming a nurse!" — Learner Support Services
"I am afforded the opportunity for a work-life balance. I have the opportunity to provide education to our underserved populations." — Nursing Faculty
Founder and CEO Mikhail Shneyder credited his team: "At Nightingale, mission and people aren't in competition — they reinforce each other. This award belongs to each collaborator who makes that real every day."
Kay Krafft, CEO of Relias, a North Carolina– based healthcare workforce education and enablement platform that partners with Nurse.com on the program, noted the stakes: "Employer support helps workforces perform at their best, and nowhere is that more critical than in healthcare."
The recognition adds to a growing list of workplace accolades for the group, which was also named a 2026 USA Today Top Workplaces winner earlier this year.
Nightingale Education Group's operating divisions include Nightingale College — offering accredited nursing programs from PN licensure through master's level — along with Nightingale Innovations and EvolveU. Nurse.com, which administers the award in partnership with Energage, serves a community of more than 3 million nurses who use the platform for peer connection, job searching, and continuing education.
The timing continues a pattern: earlier this spring, Nightingale hosted the inaugural TEDxNightingale College event in Salt Lake City, convening national leaders around the premise that America's nursing crisis demands radical system transformation, not incremental fixes.
Learn more at nightingale.edu.