2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 11,477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 27 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chatham University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Gannon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 17,708 |
| Maryland | 4,104 |
| New Jersey | 5,648 |
| District of Columbia | 990 |
| Delaware | 1,267 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 266,651 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 16,104 |
| Nursing Administration | 9,838 |
| Nursing Practice | 7,992 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 5,092 |
| Nursing Science | 4,600 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,287 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,021 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1,936 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 1,883 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 773 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 563 |
| School Nursing | 553 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 509 |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 444 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 419 |
| Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing | 331 |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing | 181 |
| Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing | 57 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | 53 |
| Palliative Care Nursing | 14 |
| Forensic Nursing | 14 |
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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