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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

3 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
$10,529 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Salisbury University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maryland.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Salisbury. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Johns Hopkins. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland
$7,902 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Coppin State University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Coppin. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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