CU
Private for-profit
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Nursing Practice: 206 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 47,761
- Retention
- 42%
- Programs
- 106
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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Nursing Practice
87 U.S. colleges and universities offer Nursing Practice at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.
Most schools offering it: Texas (24), Pennsylvania (22), California (19), Illinois (19), Florida (16), Ohio (16)
Showing 1–24 of 87 schools
GCU
Private nonprofit
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Nursing Practice: 75 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 113,257
- Retention
- 72%
- Programs
- 131
- Awards 2024-25
- 29,770
CampusOnlineHybrid
SIU
Public
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Nursing Practice: 70 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 11,893
- Retention
- 76%
- Programs
- 82
- Awards 2024-25
- 3,216
CampusOnlineHybrid
HU
Private nonprofit
Herzing University-Madison
Madison, WI
Nursing Practice: 52 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 5,274
- Retention
- 40%
- Programs
- 40
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,922
CampusOnlineHybrid
WU
Private nonprofit
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE
Nursing Practice: 51 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 13,746
- Retention
- 61%
- Programs
- 85
CampusOnlineHybrid
UN
Public
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
Nursing Practice: 45 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 23,024
- Retention
- 80%
- Programs
- 139
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,680
CampusOnlineHybrid
SMU
Private nonprofit
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA
Nursing Practice: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 1,926
- Programs
- 11
- Awards 2024-25
- 883
CampusOnlineHybrid
UP
Private for-profit
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Nursing Practice: 36 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 111,248
- Retention
- 41%
- Programs
- 74
CampusOnlineHybrid
SFM
Private nonprofit
Nursing Practice: 34 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 605
- Programs
- 2
- Awards 2024-25
- 192
CampusOnlineHybrid
VSU
Public
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
Nursing Practice: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 10,262
- Retention
- 72%
- Programs
- 71
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,691
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
Nursing Practice: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 2,256
- Retention
- 76%
- Programs
- 68
- Awards 2024-25
- 635
CampusOnlineHybrid
MU
Private nonprofit
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
Nursing Practice: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 2,056
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 66
- Awards 2024-25
- 575
CampusOnlineHybrid
TAU
Public
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
Nursing Practice: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 78,321
- Retention
- 94%
- Programs
- 266
- Awards 2024-25
- 22,577
CampusOnlineHybrid
CBU
Private nonprofit
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Nursing Practice: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 11,902
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 116
- Awards 2024-25
- 3,244
CampusOnlineHybrid
TTU
Public
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
Nursing Practice: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 10,511
- Retention
- 78%
- Programs
- 76
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,391
CampusOnlineHybrid
FU
Private nonprofit
Franklin University
Columbus, OH
Nursing Practice: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 9,457
- Retention
- 36%
- Programs
- 52
CampusOnlineHybrid
CC
Private nonprofit
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH
Nursing Practice: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 972
- Retention
- 77%
- Programs
- 34
- Awards 2024-25
- 258
CampusOnlineHybrid
SAC
Private nonprofit
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford, IL
Nursing Practice: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 263
- Retention
- 100%
- Programs
- 2
- Awards 2024-25
- 70
CampusOnlineHybrid
JMU
Public
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Nursing Practice: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 22,740
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 88
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,651
CampusOnlineHybrid
GU
Private nonprofit
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA
Nursing Practice: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 1,102
- Retention
- 55%
- Programs
- 45
- Awards 2024-25
- 291
CampusOnlineHybrid
UTR
Public
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
Nursing Practice: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 33,881
- Retention
- 81%
- Programs
- 109
- Awards 2024-25
- 6,872
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Nursing Practice: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 7,011
- Retention
- 79%
- Programs
- 114
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,514
CampusOnlineHybrid
AC
Private nonprofit
Allen College
Waterloo, IA
Nursing Practice: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 483
- Programs
- 16
- Awards 2024-25
- 226
CampusOnlineHybrid
USF
Private nonprofit
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL
Nursing Practice: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 3,074
- Retention
- 79%
- Programs
- 70
- Awards 2024-25
- 754
CampusOnlineHybrid
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