2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best 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 Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 525 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 387 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Out of the 525 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 315 students majoring in education at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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.
Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very 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 places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large 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 #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large 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.
With a ranking of #12, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
Of the 116 students majoring in education at Regent, 24% are male and 76% are female.
With a ranking of #13, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.
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St John’s University - New York came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 104 students majoring in education at STJ, 33% are male and 67% are female.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
Abilene Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 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.
Read full report on Education at University of the Cumberlands
Michigan State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 89 students majoring in education at Michigan State, 34% are male and 66% are female.
University of Georgia ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 87 students majoring in education at UGA, 37% are male and 63% are female.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Of the 87 students majoring in education at USF Tampa, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Drexel University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.
Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.
Read full report on Education at Maryville University of Saint Louis
National Louis University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
University of New England landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 76 students majoring in education at UNE, 37% are male and 63% are female.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 525 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
Education by Region
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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 26 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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