2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree School for You
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. 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 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, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Gwynedd Mercy University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 37 students majoring in education at Cal U, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wilkes University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.
Of the 33 students majoring in education at Wilkes, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Of the 31 students majoring in education at Morgan State, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.
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Centenary University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.
Women make up 42% of the education majors at the school.
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George Washington 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 #8 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Gratz College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Gratz College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Melrose Park.
About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.
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Explore the most popular online education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,364 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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Education Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 15 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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