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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 2,017 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Kentucky.

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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

Read full report on Nursing at University of Louisville

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at UK, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Full Nursing at University of Kentucky Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Murray State University

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Bellarmine University Report

#9

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

With a ranking of #9, Kentucky State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. KY State is a small public school located in the town of Frankfort.

Full Nursing at Kentucky State University Report

#10

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Read full report on Nursing at Spalding University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

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 10 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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