2025 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #49 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The family practice nursing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on family practice nurse/nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of family practice nurse/nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family practice nurse/nursing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Family Practice Nursing

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing needs to look into Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Duke University

2

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Samford University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Samford University

3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

4

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing has to check out Jacksonville University. JU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jacksonville.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Jacksonville University

5

Mercer University
Macon, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Mercer University

6

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Nova Southeastern University

7

Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Gardner - Webb University

Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best family practice nurse/nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	14
North Carolina	190	4
Georgia	190	6
Tennessee	150	21
Louisiana	146	14
Alabama	139	40
South Carolina	135	4
West Virginia	61	1

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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Family Practice Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	2,674
Nurse Anesthetist	361
Nursing Science	257
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	250
Nursing Administration	117
Registered Nursing	29
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	17
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	14
Critical Care Nursing	5
School Nursing	4

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.