2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Gwynedd Mercy University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania. It awarded 45 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Gwynedd - Mercy is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 37 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wilkes University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 33 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Peter’s University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients 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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Centenary University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hackettstown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gratz College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Gratz College is located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Gratz College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Towson University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Point Park University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
American University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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