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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,395 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 Kentucky. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

Of the 181 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

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

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Frankfort, KY State is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Tennessee 6,004
South Carolina 3,296
Louisiana 3,502
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838
West Virginia 1,771

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One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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.

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