2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Virginia 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.
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 995 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Lynchburg. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 340 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 233 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington and Lee University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Virginia. Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lexington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 118 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 795 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Eastern Virginia Medical School 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 #6 on the list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 177 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 17% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Management and Technology 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 #7 on the list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 794 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Hampton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Hampton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 86 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 27% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Virginia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Eastern Mennonite 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 #12 on the list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Marymount is located in Arlington, Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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