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

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$77,195 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 387 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Of the 61 students majoring in education at Old Dominion, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hampton University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Virginia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Virginia. Virginia State is a small public school located in the suburb of Petersburg.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at Virginia State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Read full report on Education at Virginia State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

Full Education at Eastern Virginia Medical School Report

Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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

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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 8 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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