2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Maryland

Nursing Practice is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for nursing practice students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 118 doctor's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing practice matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Maryland ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for nursing practice, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing practice.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Maryland

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Practice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

108 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - Baltimore is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Maryland.

There were approximately 108 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Maryland - Baltimore

2

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to check out Salisbury University. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Maryland.

There were about 9 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Salisbury University

3

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Coppin State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Coppin is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Maryland.

There were about 1 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Coppin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Coppin State University

 

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Practice Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	54
Pennsylvania	303	211
New Jersey	158	32
District of Columbia	144	14
Delaware	48	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Administration	50
Registered Nursing	6
Nursing Science	6

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.