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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in nursing at Samford, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

Of the 98 students majoring in nursing at UAB, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#7

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in nursing at UF, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #10, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Georgia 7,112
Kentucky 6,395
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Alabama 7,364
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Arkansas 2,882

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Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

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

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.

  • 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.

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