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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada

3 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Nevada with 2,015 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nevada to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Nevada.

#1

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Nevada the most popular school in Nevada for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at Touro University Nevada, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Nursing at Touro University Nevada Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Nursing at University of Nevada - Reno Report

Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Oregon 1,502
Hawaii 535
Alaska 177

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

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 3 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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