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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Southeast 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 387 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in education at USF Tampa, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Of the 61 students majoring in education at Old Dominion, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.

Women make up 61% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#9

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the education majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

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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 25 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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