2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama
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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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best school in Alabama for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Auburn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% 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 Samford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Samford 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 53% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Alabama.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of West Alabama. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Alabama.
Since the graduate programs at Columbia Southern University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAH. 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.
With a ranking of #6, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAB. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Jacksonville State University landed the #8 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 Jacksonville State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, University of South Alabama did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
USA 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 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Troy 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 #10 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TROY. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that AUM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Tuskegee University 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 Tuskegee does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 0% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Alabama State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Alabama State 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 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Mobile 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.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out University of Mobile. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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