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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Our analysis found Gwynedd Mercy University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Of the 37 students majoring in education at Cal U, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#3

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at Wilkes, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#4

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Peter’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jersey City.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at Morgan State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the education majors at the school.

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George Washington 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#9

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Gratz College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

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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 15 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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