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

5 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky 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

Frontier Nursing University

Hyden, Kentucky
181 Total Awards
$20,780 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Kentucky. Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hyden, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 181 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

Frontier Nursing University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
82 Total Awards
$10,284 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 82 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
33 Total Awards
$13,674 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 33 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 97% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
11 Total Awards
$10,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, the fairly large public school handed out 11 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky
1 Total Awards
$8,880 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kentucky State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kentucky. KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

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

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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