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.
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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 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region 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.
Of the 181 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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 large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
Of the 134 students majoring in nursing at USA, 8% are male and 92% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
About 73% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 27% are male.
Out of the 53 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 89 students majoring in nursing at UNC Greensboro, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.
Of the 82 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
University of North 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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.
Virginia Commonwealth 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 #9 on the list. VCU is a fairly 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.
East Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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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