2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Chatham University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 74 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilkes University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Wilkes is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 17 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 49 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, the small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Villanova University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 77 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 16% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Carlow University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carlow University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #12, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Gannon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Alvernia University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Alvernia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Gwynedd - Mercy. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- 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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