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Doctor’s Degrees in Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

11 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6 schools in the United States where you can get your doctor's degree in public health/community nursing. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 36% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Public Health/Community Nursing Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned their doctor's degree in public health/community nursing. This makes it the 70th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public health/community nursing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,495
Master’s Degree 232
Graduate Certificate 109
Basic Certificate 36
Doctor’s Degree 11

Earnings of Public Health/Community Nursing Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for public health/community nursing students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in public health/community nursing. About 90.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1
Women 10
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The racial-ethnic distribution of public health/community nursing doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 6 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in public health/community nursing. Learn more about the most popular 6 below:

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
9 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for public health/community nursing students seekinga doctor's degree is University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Each year, around 47,900 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $16,865 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $24,902 per year. The public health/community nursing program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor awarded 9 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. Around 22% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 89% were women.

2 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in public health/community nursing. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $14,869 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,758 per year. The public health/community nursing program at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health awarded 2 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. Around 100% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 100% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to public health/community nursing that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Research & Other 15,249
Nursing Practice 6,164
Registered Nursing 1,058
Nurse Anesthetist 1,015
Nursing Science 950

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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