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Colleges offering professional doctorates in Registered Nursing

36 U.S. colleges and universities offer Registered Nursing at the professional 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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Showing 25–36 of 36 schools

USF
Private nonprofit

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Registered Nursing
Professional · Online option

Students
8,913
Retention
84%
Programs
94
Awards 2024-25
2,934
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CU
Private nonprofit

Registered Nursing
Professional · Fully online

Students
8,581
Retention
94%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
2,510
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TJU
Private nonprofit

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Registered Nursing
Professional · Fully online

Students
8,238
Retention
82%
Programs
99
Awards 2024-25
2,659
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Registered Nursing
Professional

Students
7,189
Retention
84%
Programs
147
Awards 2024-25
2,279
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RU
Public

Registered Nursing
Professional

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

Registered Nursing
Professional · Fully online

Students
5,587
Retention
83%
Programs
77
Awards 2024-25
1,975
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Registered Nursing
Professional

Students
4,666
Retention
85%
Programs
64
Awards 2024-25
1,788
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JU
Private nonprofit

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Registered Nursing
Professional

Students
4,247
Retention
75%
Programs
93
Awards 2024-25
1,214
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Private nonprofit

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Registered Nursing
Professional · Fully online

Students
3,861
Retention
84%
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
1,042
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GMU
Private nonprofit

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Registered Nursing
Professional

Students
2,017
Retention
78%
Programs
37
Awards 2024-25
544
CampusOnlineHybrid
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