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

5 Schools Ranked
$106,248 Avg Student Debt

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

Versailles, Kentucky
201 Total Awards
$18,073 Average Tuition & Fees
$70,180 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Versailles, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 201 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Frontier Nursing University accumulate an average of $70,180 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Frontier Nursing University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full Frontier Nursing University Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
206 Total Awards
$10,284 Average Tuition & Fees
$81,964 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. This fairly large public school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 206 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from NKU accumulate an average of $81,964 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
938 Total Awards
$13,946 Average Tuition & Fees
$108,965 Avg Student Debt

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. This large public school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 938 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from UK accumulate an average of $108,965 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
59 Total Awards
$10,308 Average Tuition & Fees
$39,032 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, the fairly large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Eastern accumulate an average of $39,032 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky
$6,621 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kentucky State University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Kentucky State University Report

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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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