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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 184 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

Of the 24 students majoring in nursing at Marshall University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in West Virginia. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

Full Nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan College Report

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
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299

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 4 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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