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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Our analysis found Gwynedd Mercy University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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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Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in education at Cal U, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#3

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at Wilkes, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#4

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Peter’s University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Morgan State is a moderately-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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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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 fairly 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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#9

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

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 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.

Full Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University Report

Explore the most popular online education colleges 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 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 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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