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, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 181 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . USA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
Of the 134 students majoring in nursing at USA, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Out of the 53 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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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. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
About 73% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 27% are male.
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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. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 89 students majoring in nursing at UNC Greensboro, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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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. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
Of the 82 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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University of North Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
Of the 58 students majoring in nursing at VCU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
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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