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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 7,877 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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 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 Pennsylvania. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at Gwynedd - Mercy, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 32% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#3

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Wilkes University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#4

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gratz College is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at SRU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 61% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
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

Majors Similar 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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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