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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 21,189 people earned a degree or certificate in general education, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in the United States for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 361 students majoring in education at Northcentral University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 291 students majoring in education at NUS Florida, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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The University of Findlay ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Bryan College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 KOKUYO.

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