2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 144 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 387 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.
American College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
About 64% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 36% are male.
Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 37% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.
University of New England came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 76 students majoring in education at UNE, 37% are male and 63% are female.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Of the 87 students majoring in education at USF Tampa, 25% are male and 75% are female.
William Woods University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
Creighton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
About 57% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 43% are male.
Old Dominion University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 61 students majoring in education at Old Dominion, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Of the 54 students majoring in education at Brandman, 26% are male and 74% are female.
St. Thomas University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 61% of the education majors at the school.
A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
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Lipscomb University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.
With a ranking of #21, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley, PA |
| 24 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 25 | Carson - Newman University | Jefferson City, TN |
| 26 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 26 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 28 | Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | Omaha, NE |
| 28 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
Most Popular Online Education by Region
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| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 25 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 Horadrim.
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