2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region .
University of West Georgia 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 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Southeast Region .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Old Dominion does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 117 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list.
UGA 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 18% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Vanderbilt 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 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Southeast Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at KSU Georgia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNG. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Piedmont College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Piedmont College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Virginia Tech 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 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Florida landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
UF 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 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at William & Mary. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Augusta University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Augusta University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Appalachian State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Thomas University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
STU 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 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Valdosta State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at VSU. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. 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.
University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that University of West Alabama does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #19, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Bellarmine U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Adventist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern Adventist does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Chattanooga, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #22, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Auburn. In fact, around 35% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Samford University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Samford, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
Lipscomb University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Lipscomb does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
USF Tampa does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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