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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

39 Colleges
$78,873 Avg Salary
$26,663 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online .

#1

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Chatham University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The excellent online programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
Maryland 922
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

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One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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