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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 77,470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

Of the 129 students majoring in nursing at Samford, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in nursing at UAB, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 79 students majoring in nursing at UF, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
North Carolina 7,425
West Virginia 1,771
Georgia 7,112
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

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Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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