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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Schools Ranked

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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

Taft University System

Denver, Colorado
25 Total Awards
$5,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Taft University System the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Denver, Colorado, the very small private for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 24% were women.

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

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32 Total Awards
$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

Around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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15 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
19 Total Awards
$9,638 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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9 Total Awards
$10,964 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Nampa, Idaho, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
16 Total Awards
$7,366 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Utah State University Report

#7

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
33 Total Awards
$13,366 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Northern Colorado Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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