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

7 Schools Ranked
$104,606 Avg Student Debt

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
317 Total Awards
$8,624 Average Tuition & Fees
$97,364 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 317 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $97,364 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
428 Total Awards
$21,921 Average Tuition & Fees
$108,427 Avg Student Debt

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 428 students in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Samford accumulate an average of $108,427 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
670 Total Awards
$97,028 Avg Student Debt

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. This large public school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 670 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from UAB accumulate an average of $97,028 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama
60 Total Awards
$11,686 Average Tuition & Fees
$36,828 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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 60 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $36,828 in student loans. Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
26 Total Awards

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Alabama. Troy University is a fairly large public school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 26 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
43 Total Awards
$10,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Jacksonville State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
1 Total Awards
$8,578 Average Tuition & Fees

Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. AUM is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.

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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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