2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 412 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 319 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 668 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American Sentinel University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in Aurora, Connecticut that handed out 103 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Since the graduate programs at American Sentinel University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Sacred Heart University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
MGH Institute of Health Professions ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 136 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at MGH Institute of Health Professions are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Endicott College 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 #8 on the list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WestConn is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 10 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rivier University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
New England Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Cambridge College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 #13 on the list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
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Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
JWU Online is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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 #13 on the list. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 32% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Saint Joseph 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 #13 on the list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 77 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Salve Regina University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Southern Maine 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 #13 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 89 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
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*These averages are for the top 18 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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