2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UPenn. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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 Pennsylvania.
One thing to take note of is that Villanova does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Thomas Jefferson University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilkes University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wilkes. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chatham University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Chatham does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Pitt, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 16% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Gannon University 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 Gannon. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WCUPA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Drexel does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
York College of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
YCP does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 25% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, University of Scranton 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 of Scranton. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bloomsburg does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Duquesne 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 #13 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Duquesne, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 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 #14 on the list.
Clarion University 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. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Temple 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 Temple, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Holy Family 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.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Holy Family. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Alvernia University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Alvernia does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Millersville 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, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Carlow University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Carlow does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Widener University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Widener. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
La Salle University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at La Salle. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #22, Robert Morris University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that RMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Waynesburg University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Waynesburg, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Messiah University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Messiah does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
La Roche 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 #25 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at La Roche. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
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*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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