by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for family practice nurse/nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of family practice nurse/nursing for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality family practice nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family practice nurse/nursing students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing.
Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing has to check out SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. SUNY Downstate is a small public university located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
It is difficult to beat University at Buffalo if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from University at Buffalo
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing needs to check out University of Rochester. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from University of Rochester
It's difficult to beat Pace University - New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Pace University - New York
Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Hofstra University
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Hunter College
Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chester.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Widener University
Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Holy Family University
Explore the best family practice nurse/nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 366 | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | 311 | 28 |
| New Jersey | 165 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 143 | 0 |
One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Family Practice Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 615 |
| Nursing Science | 294 |
| Registered Nursing | 231 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 206 |
| Nursing Administration | 159 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 40 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 31 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 27 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 22 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 14 |
