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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs 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

American College of Education

Indianapolis, Indiana
181 Total Awards
$6,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. American College of Education is a private for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 181 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.

American College of Education 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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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
83 Total Awards
$9,378 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 83 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of St Francis

Joliet, Illinois
28 Total Awards
$13,839 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, Wisconsin
26 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Edgewood College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edgewood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
25 Total Awards
$11,840 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cardinal Stritch University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

The University of Findlay

Findlay, Ohio
13 Total Awards
$18,456 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Findlay landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Findlay, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
15 Total Awards
$29,630 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Andrews University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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11 Total Awards
$9,831 Average Tuition & Fees

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, the fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
7 Total Awards
$14,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Cornerstone University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 29% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#10

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
77 Total Awards
$12,096 Average Tuition & Fees

National Louis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 77 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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4 Total Awards

Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Report

#11

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

La Crosse, Wisconsin
4 Total Awards
$10,087 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

#13

Franklin University

Columbus, Ohio
1 Total Awards

With a ranking of #13, Franklin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Franklin 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 Franklin University Report

#13

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
30 Total Awards
$10,144 Average Tuition & Fees

Ball State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State University is a large public school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 30 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#15

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
$10,402 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #15, Alverno College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#15

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, Ohio
$18,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Antioch University - Midwest landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs.

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#15

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana
$10,384 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern Indiana landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs.

In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#15

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin
11 Total Awards
$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.

Around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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