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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

39 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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

#1

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Wilkes University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Chatham is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in health professions at Chatham, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#4

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Of the 37 students majoring in health professions at Wilmington University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Won Institute of Graduate Studies helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Won Institute of Graduate Studies is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

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

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 428 students majoring in health professions at Thomas Jefferson University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #8, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 219 students majoring in health professions at Duquesne, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 249 students majoring in health professions at GWU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Explore the most popular online health professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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