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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

7 Schools Ranked

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Alabama 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
134 Total Awards
$8,426 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 134 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of South Alabama Report

#2

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
129 Total Awards
$21,575 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
98 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the large public school handed out 98 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#4

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama
37 Total Awards
$11,686 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 37 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
24 Total Awards

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Troy University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Troy, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 24 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
13 Total Awards
$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Jacksonville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 13 students 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, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Jacksonville State University Report

#7

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
3 Total Awards
$8,344 Average Tuition & Fees

Auburn University at Montgomery 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 #7 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 77% 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 7 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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