by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Nursing Practice is the 105th most popular major in the country with 7,992 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 251 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,633 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. To top this list, a school must have a successful nursing practice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree nursing practice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 42 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 16 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Radford is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 10 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #5 spot on the list. JMU is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 9 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #8, Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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