2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region .
One thing to take note of is that Wake Forest University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at VCU. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 92 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duke 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 Duke does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Samford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Samford does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Mississippi 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 Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clemson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
One thing to take note of is that Clemson does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
UF does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
University of North Georgia came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNG. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Radford University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Radford does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Eastern Mennonite University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Eastern Mennonite. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Georgia College & State 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 #14 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Georgia College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Chattanooga does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, James Madison 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 JMU. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington 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 #17 on the list.
UNCW does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
UNC Charlotte does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Emory University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Emory, 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.
University of Kentucky ranked #20 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UK. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Arkansas 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 #21 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UARK. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Shenandoah University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Central Florida 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 #23 on the list.
UCF does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Georgia State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Old Dominion University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
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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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