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

6 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
45 Total Awards
$14,947 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Gwynedd Mercy University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

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

Since the graduate programs at Gwynedd - Mercy 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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#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
37 Total Awards
$12,919 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 37 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
33 Total Awards
$26,016 Average Tuition & Fees

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. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 33 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Wilkes University Report

#4

Gratz College

Melrose Park, Pennsylvania
8 Total Awards
$17,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gratz College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Gratz College 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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#5

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
9 Total Awards
$12,659 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
38 Total Awards
$17,838 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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