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

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$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 924 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia 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.

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

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall University the most popular school in West Virginia for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Of the 17 students majoring in education at Marshall University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the education majors at the school.

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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
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

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 2 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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