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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

5 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 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

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

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Coppin State University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Nursing at Coppin State University

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maryland. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Nursing at Morgan State University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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 5 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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