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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada

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There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, Nevada
32 Total Awards
$48,888 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Touro University Nevada to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Nevada. Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henderson, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

Touro University Nevada 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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27 Total Awards
$6,290 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNR. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
20 Total Awards
$6,607 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNLV. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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