2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas.
Online graduate courses are available at TCU, 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 82% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Baylor 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 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
One thing to take note of is that UT Austin does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Texas.
Concordia University, Texas 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 UT Rio Grande Valley. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Houston Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at HBU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of St. Thomas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UST. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Tarleton. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University 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 Texas Tech. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Abilene Christian. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Methodist University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that SMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #13, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
TWU 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 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Houston landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
UH 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Texas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UNT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
University of Houston - Clear Lake 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 #16 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UH Clear Lake. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Arlington 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 #17 on the list.
UT Arlington 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 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
SHSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at El Paso 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 #19 on the list.
UTEP 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Kingsville 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 Texas A&M Kingsville. In fact, around 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of the Incarnate Word 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 #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIW. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SFASU. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
PVAMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M Corpus Christi does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #25, Dallas Baptist 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 DBU. 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.
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*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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