2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 749 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out MIT. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Princeton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Stanford. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 10% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rice. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 749 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Management and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Management and Technology, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Northwestern does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Harvard. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Carnegie Mellon. In fact, around 6% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Brown does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UPenn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Vanderbilt University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Georgetown University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Georgetown. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas Christian University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TCU. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Chicago came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
With a ranking of #17, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Dartmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
Claremont Graduate University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Claremont Graduate University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Cornell University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cornell. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgia Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Union Institute & University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Union is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
UC Berkeley does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Duke University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
One thing to take note of is that Duke does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Notre Dame. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
Concordia University, Irvine landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Concordia University, Irvine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Rest of the Top 15% Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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