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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$77,195 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 392 students majoring in education at Northcentral University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 74% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at Loyola Marymount, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

With a ranking of #7, Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Touro University Nevada landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #9, University of San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 33% of the education majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 17,606
Washington 2,740
Oregon 3,137
Nevada 702
Hawaii 401
Alaska 259

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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.

  • 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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