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Doctor’s Degrees in Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants

1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in practical nursing is offered at 2 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 100% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Practical Nursing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1 people earned their doctor's degree in practical nursing. This makes it the 2nd most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in practical nursing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 44,253
Undergraduate Certificate 42,270
Associate Degree 2,219
Bachelor’s Degree 51
Graduate Certificate 15
Doctor’s Degree 1

Earnings of Practical Nursing Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for practical nursing majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in practical nursing. About 100.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 0
Women 1
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The racial-ethnic distribution of practical nursing doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 2 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in practical nursing. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

#1

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
4 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Rivier University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for practical nursing majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $36,508 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,546 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their doctor's degree in practical nursing from Rivier. Around 100% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 100% were women.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1

Below are some popular majors that are similar to practical nursing that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 13,058

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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