2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing in the Southeast Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 539 people earned their degree in school nursing, making the major the 581st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 152 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in school nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in school nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s school nursing students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Duke School Nursing Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Southeast Region list. Union University is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s school nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Union School Nursing Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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