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

7 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Texas 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

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
66 Total Awards
$10,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 66 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
26 Total Awards
$7,669 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, Tarleton is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
56 Total Awards
$8,666 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

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

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas
18 Total Awards
$13,400 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. HBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 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 65% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
72 Total Awards
$9,518 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 72 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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#6

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas
6 Total Awards
$7,433 Average Tuition & Fees

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. This fairly large public school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas
$29,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Edward’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

Since the graduate programs at St. Edward’s University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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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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