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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Nevada with 2,015 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nevada to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Nevada the most popular school in Nevada for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at Touro University Nevada, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Touro University Nevada

Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Nevada - Reno

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

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Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,851
California 18,329
Alaska 177
Hawaii 535
Oregon 1,502

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 3 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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