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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

10 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Education is the most popular major in Virginia with 7,400 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our analysis found Old Dominion University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

With a ranking of #6, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#8

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Virginia State is a small public school located in the suburb of Petersburg.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #10, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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