2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 387 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Liberty University 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 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 116 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
Regent 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 fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Virginia. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Old Dominion does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Virginia. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
VCU 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
George Mason University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. George Mason University is a large public school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 27 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
One thing to take note of is that GMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Virginia - 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 #7 on the list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the medium-sized public school handed out 21 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William & Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hampton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Hampton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 27% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Virginia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Shenandoah University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Shenandoah. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Marymount University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.
Marymount does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Radford University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Radford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Eastern Virginia Medical School 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 #12 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Eastern Virginia Medical School does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 17% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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