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

4 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia 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

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
24 Total Awards
$8,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in West Virginia. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

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

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Marshall University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
7 Total Awards

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WVU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full West Virginia University Report

#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia
3 Total Awards
$8,730 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Shepherd University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Shepherd University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Shepherd University Report

#4

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
2 Total Awards
$12,222 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at West Virginia Wesleyan are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Full West Virginia Wesleyan College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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