2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Plains States 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.
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Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a large private for-profit school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 423 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Woods University landed the # 3 spot on the list. William Woods University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 68 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 51 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Since the graduate programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 74 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Maryville University of Saint Louis 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 #7 on the list. Maryville U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 79 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Methodist College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Nebraska Methodist College 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 #9, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Kansas is a large public school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 45 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wichita State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
Evangel 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 #13 on the list. Evangel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
College of Saint Mary 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 #15 on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, Bryan College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Winona State 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 #16 on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southwestern College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. SC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Kansas State 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 #16 on the list. This large public school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 38 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri Baptist University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.
Clarkson College 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 #21 on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #22, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #23, Fontbonne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #24, Baker University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Baldwin City, Kansas, and it awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Northern Iowa 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 #24 on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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