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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

6 Schools Ranked

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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kentucky to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Frontier Nursing University

Hyden, Kentucky
181 Total Awards
$20,780 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hyden, Kentucky, and it awarded 181 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, Frontier Nursing University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
82 Total Awards
$10,284 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
457 Total Awards
$13,674 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Kentucky. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the large public school awarded 457 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
27 Total Awards
$10,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Eastern Kentucky University Report

#5

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky
1 Total Awards
$8,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Kentucky State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Kentucky State University is a small public school located in Frankfort, Kentucky that handed out 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
$4,582 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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