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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

7 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education opportunities 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New York to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Albany Medical College

Albany, New York
140 Total Awards
$29,117 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Albany Medical College to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in Albany, New York, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 140 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 8% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

D'Youville College

Buffalo, New York
137 Total Awards
$20,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend D’Youville College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 137 students in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York
251 Total Awards
$12,316 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Upstate Medical University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 251 students in 2020-2021.

Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Upstate Medical University Report

#4

Union Theological Seminary

New York, New York
5 Total Awards
$30,002 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Union Theological Seminary is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in New York, New York, 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, 40% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
1,001 Total Awards
$14,388 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 1,001 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, New York
8 Total Awards
$12,788 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. SUNY Poly is a small public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
$12,310 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, The College at Brockport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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