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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

4 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 922 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the best school in Maryland for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Full Nursing at Johns Hopkins University Report

#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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