2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in California
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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 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in California to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in California
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Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 1,081 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at USAHS are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is located in San Diego, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 780 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Northcentral University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in California. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,914 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Irvine, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Brandman is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Westcliff University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private for-profit school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 92 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, California Intercontinental University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. California Intercontinental University is a very small private for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 31 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 26% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, California Intercontinental University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Touro University Worldwide came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. TUW is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Alamitos, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Since the graduate programs at TUW are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #9, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Los Angeles, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 146 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Concordia University, Irvine. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Alliant International University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 267 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Alliant is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 319 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
California State University - Fresno landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 75 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Abraham Lincoln University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Abraham Lincoln University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pacific School of Religion came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Pacific School of Religion are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #18, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #19, Southern California Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in El Cajon, California, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Meridian University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Petaluma, California, the very small private for-profit school handed out 2 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Since the graduate programs at Meridian University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Bethesda University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Bethesda is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Anaheim, California. It awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Bethesda. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Epic Bible College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
West Coast University - Orange County landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
West Coast University - Orange County is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
America Evangelical University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.
University of San Diego ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in San Diego, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 300 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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