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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

17 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

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 large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wilkes University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. 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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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Clarion University, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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 city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 77% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#10

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University 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 #10 on the list. 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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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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