2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Online graduate courses are available at UPenn, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Villanova. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Thomas Jefferson University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Thomas Jefferson University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Wilkes does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chatham University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Chatham does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Pitt. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Catholic University of America landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
CUA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wagner College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
With a ranking of #9, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Gannon does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 55% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that GWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WCUPA. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Monmouth University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Monmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Salisbury University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Salisbury does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #15, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Drexel, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
NYU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wilmington University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Wilmington University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at YCP. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Scranton landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
One thing to take note of is that University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
UD does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #21, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bloomsburg. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University at Buffalo. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Johns Hopkins University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Johns Hopkins does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #24, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Teachers College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Duquesne University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duquesne. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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