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

5 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
58 Total Awards
$15,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 58 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
44 Total Awards
$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 44 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
20 Total Awards
$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.

Around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
10 Total Awards
$12,535 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
4 Total Awards
$15,270 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Eastern Mennonite University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Virginia. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

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

In 2019-2020 about 82% 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 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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