2025 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Nursing Practice is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 doctor's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing practice students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing practice students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing practice related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing practice students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice

1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Central Arkansas

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	511
North Carolina	190	282
Georgia	190	86
Virginia	182	122
Mississippi	154	45
Tennessee	150	180
Louisiana	146	106
Alabama	139	241
South Carolina	135	35
Kentucky	119	214
West Virginia	61	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Nursing Practice is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.