2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 6,775 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Online Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular online school in Virginia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.
Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Of the 20 students majoring in nursing at University of Virginia, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at Radford, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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