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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

4 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary
$76,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in West Virginia. In total, 1,771 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in West Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in West Virginia. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Marshall University take out $184,010 in student loans while working on their Doctor's Degree.

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
Georgia 7,112
North Carolina 7,425
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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