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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in California

8 Schools Ranked

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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching 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

Northcentral University

San Diego, California
392 Total Awards
$18,207 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in California for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in San Diego, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 392 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

Northcentral University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Northcentral University Report

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, California
54 Total Awards
$12,720 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in California. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 54 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Brandman are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#3

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California
22 Total Awards

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in Irvine, California that handed out 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

Concordia University, Irvine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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16 Total Awards
$26,247 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in San Marcos, California, the medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at USAHS are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
14 Total Awards
$19,922 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in California. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Loyola Marymount. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
315 Total Awards
$61,396 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 315 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

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.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
15 Total Awards
$28,410 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. USD is located in San Diego, California and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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