2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
Out of the 53 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Samford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 53 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 73% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Northern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
University of North Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
Of the 102 students majoring in nursing at UNF, 14% are male and 86% are female.
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.
East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 51 students majoring in nursing at ECU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 3,074 |
| Georgia | 1,685 |
| North Carolina | 1,399 |
| Tennessee | 1,589 |
| Kentucky | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 520 |
| Alabama | 2,641 |
| South Carolina | 468 |
| Mississippi | 262 |
| Arkansas | 299 |
| West Virginia | 184 |
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Nursing Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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