2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online 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 17 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Chatham University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at Wilkes, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in nursing at Duquesne, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Clarion University, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Villanova University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
About 77% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.
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Carlow University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 17,708 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
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Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 17 schools only.
- 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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