2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
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. 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 Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri
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Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 79 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Maryville U, 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 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the 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.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. 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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at William Woods University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Missouri. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 68 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William Woods does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 58 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at SLU, 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 57% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
Lindenwood 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
A T Still University of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. A T Still University of Health Sciences is located in Kirksville, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, A T Still University of Health Sciences is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
UMSL 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 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri Baptist 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 #8 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MBU. 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.
Southwest Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southwest Baptist University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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 #9 on the list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Evangel does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 #11 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
UMKC 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, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MBTS. 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.
Webster University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Webster, 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 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fontbonne University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Fontbonne University 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 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Washington University in St 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 #14 on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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