2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Carnegie Mellon. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 6% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Pennsylvania.
One thing to take note of is that UPenn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Lehigh, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 48 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwynedd Mercy University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Gwynedd - Mercy are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 48 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Wilkes 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 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Thomas Jefferson University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Scranton ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
One thing to take note of is that University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WCUPA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
Gannon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gannon. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Arcadia University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Arcadia. 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.
With a ranking of #11, Moravian College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Moravian does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Joseph’s University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
St. Joe’s 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 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Chatham University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Chatham does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
YCP 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 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Francis University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Francis. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cal U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, DeSales University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DeSales. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at IUP. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
Bryn Mawr College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania ranked #20 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Kutztown University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 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.
Clarion University 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Villanova University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Villanova does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Holy Family University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Holy Family, 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, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #24, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Ship, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Pitt does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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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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