2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 89 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region .
One thing to take note of is that Stanford does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Claremont Graduate University. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 89 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Irvine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Fielding Graduate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Fielding does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
PLNU 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 56% took at least some of their classes online.
The Master’s University and Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at The Master’s University. In fact, around 15% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Touro University Worldwide came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
TUW is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California State University - San Bernardino ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSUSB. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pacific University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Pacific. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UCLA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSMU. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
UCSB does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Redlands landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Redlands is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #19 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Azusa Pacific is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Biola. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
USFCA 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 100% took at least some of their classes online.
California Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal Baptist. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of the Pacific 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.
Pacific does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 1% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eastern Washington University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at EWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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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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