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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.

All levels Certificate 54 Associate 1 Bachelor 20 Master 44 PhD 87 Professional 265

Most schools offering it: Texas (24), Pennsylvania (22), California (19), Illinois (19), Florida (16), Ohio (16)

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Showing 49–72 of 87 schools

CU
Public

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
29,077
Retention
93%
Programs
174
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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UM
Public

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Nursing Practice
PhD · Online option

Students
26,449
Retention
87%
Programs
148
Awards 2024-25
6,185
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GWU
Private nonprofit

Nursing Practice
PhD · Fully online

Students
25,374
Retention
92%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
8,455
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LUC
Private nonprofit

Nursing Practice
PhD · Online option

Students
17,384
Retention
82%
Programs
241
Awards 2024-25
4,819
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SLU
Private nonprofit

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
17,059
Retention
88%
Programs
175
Awards 2024-25
4,782
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TWU
Public

Nursing Practice
PhD · Fully online

Students
15,361
Retention
70%
Programs
79
Awards 2024-25
4,105
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ETS
Public

Nursing Practice
PhD · Online option

Students
13,728
Retention
76%
Programs
109
Awards 2024-25
3,310
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MU
Private nonprofit

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
9,196
Retention
82%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
2,945
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Barry University

Miami, FL

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
6,825
Retention
63%
Programs
93
Awards 2024-25
1,720
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LMU
Private nonprofit

Nursing Practice
PhD · Fully online

Students
6,081
Retention
72%
Programs
49
Awards 2024-25
1,762
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WU
Private nonprofit

Widener University

Chester, PA

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
5,713
Retention
78%
Programs
117
Awards 2024-25
1,550
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RU
Public

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
5,675
Retention
80%
Programs
58
Awards 2024-25
1,693
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CUA
Private nonprofit

Nursing Practice
PhD · Online option

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MU
Private nonprofit

Molloy University

Rockville Centre, NY

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
5,005
Retention
85%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
1,410
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EC
Private nonprofit

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
4,394
Retention
84%
Programs
76
Awards 2024-25
1,302
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UT
Private nonprofit

Nursing Practice
PhD

Students
3,914
Retention
92%
Programs
78
Awards 2024-25
944
CampusOnlineHybrid
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