2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 272 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 119 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school handed out 66 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Schaumburg, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Since the graduate programs at AIU Online are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Tarleton. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Since the graduate programs at ASU - Skysong are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Aspen University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Denver, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Aspen University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Houston Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Prescott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Prescot College is located in Prescott, Arizona and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Since the graduate programs at St. Edward’s University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #14, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
USW 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 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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