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

4 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 1,771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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 large public school located in the 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school 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

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

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 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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