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

8 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Missouri 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

William Woods University

Fulton, Missouri
68 Total Awards

Our 2023 rankings named William Woods University the most popular school in Missouri for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Fulton, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 68 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

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

Around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full William Woods University Report

51 Total Awards
$42,128 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. 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 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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#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
74 Total Awards
$11,255 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the large public school handed out 74 doctor’s degree awards 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.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#4

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
79 Total Awards
$15,696 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Missouri. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 79 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
9 Total Awards
$8,838 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Evangel University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Evangel is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Evangel University Report

#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri
19 Total Awards

Missouri Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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2 Total Awards
$6,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. 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.

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#8

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri
1 Total Awards
$14,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Fontbonne University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Fontbonne University is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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