2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 392 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Northcentral University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in Los Angeles, California, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 315 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
USC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Far Western US Region . Pepperdine University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Malibu, California that handed out 68 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Pepperdine 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 attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCLA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Irvine, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 51 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
UW Seattle does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 7% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal State Fullerton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SDSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Azusa Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Azusa Pacific are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of La Verne ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in La Verne, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
ULV is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 35 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Manoa. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Fresno State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of the Pacific came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Pacific does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 1% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of San Francisco ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since USFCA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Sacramento ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sac State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
City University of Seattle ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 24 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CityU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Oregon 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 #17 on the list. Oregon State University is a large public school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Oregon State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. This large public school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
UC Berkeley does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Concordia University, Irvine landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in Irvine, California that handed out 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Concordia University, Irvine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Washington State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
UNLV does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #19, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UO does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Claremont Graduate University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 21 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Claremont Graduate University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
California State University - Los Angeles landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal State LA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #25, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*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%.
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