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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Registered Nursing

42 U.S. colleges and universities offer Registered Nursing at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 236 Associate 1,151 Bachelor 1,218 Master 333 PhD 42 Professional 36

Most schools offering it: California (165), Texas (123), Ohio (118), New York (111), Florida (102), Pennsylvania (92)

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RC
Private nonprofit

Regis College

Weston, MA

Registered Nursing: 120 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
2,517
Retention
79%
Programs
46
Awards 2024-25
1,022
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OSU
Public

Registered Nursing: 73 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
61,443
Retention
94%
Programs
253
Awards 2024-25
16,558
CampusOnlineHybrid
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Registered Nursing: 34 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
CampusHybrid
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UW
Public

Registered Nursing: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
22,450
Retention
73%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
5,749
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Registered Nursing: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

Registered Nursing: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UW
Public

Registered Nursing: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

Registered Nursing: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Registered Nursing: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VU
Private nonprofit

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Registered Nursing: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
10,041
Retention
95%
Programs
116
Awards 2024-25
3,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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APU
Private nonprofit

Registered Nursing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
6,272
Retention
84%
Programs
118
Awards 2024-25
2,327
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMA
Public

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
CampusOnlineHybrid
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KSU
Public

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UND
Public

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
15,019
Retention
84%
Programs
154
Awards 2024-25
3,590
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PU
Private nonprofit

Pace University

New York, NY

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,634
Retention
75%
Programs
113
Awards 2024-25
4,419
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ISU
Public

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
13,061
Retention
72%
Programs
179
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SDS
Public

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
12,056
Retention
84%
Programs
148
Awards 2024-25
2,527
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WU
Private nonprofit

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Registered Nursing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
5,381
Retention
72%
Programs
64
Awards 2024-25
1,461
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Registered Nursing
PhD

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Registered Nursing
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
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