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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities 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 a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Education 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 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in education at Brandman, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at USAHS, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 315 students majoring in education at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#7

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at USD, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Touro University Nevada ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,545
Washington 5,206
Oregon 4,001
Hawaii 830
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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