2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 749 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States
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Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 684 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MIT. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 1% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 445 doctor’s degrees in .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 1,069 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Stanford does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 8% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 257 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rice. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 19% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Management and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 59 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Management and Technology does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 1,084 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. In 2022-2023 about 19% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,530 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Harvard. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 332 doctor’s degrees in .
Carnegie Mellon does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 26% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 381 doctor’s degree awards in .
Brown does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 5% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,358 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UPenn. In fact, around 19% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 929 doctor’s degree awards in .
Vanderbilt does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 20% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 866 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Georgetown University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 1,067 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgetown does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #14, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in New York, New York, the medium-sized public school handed out 391 doctor’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The Graduate Center. In 2022-2023 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Texas Christian University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 200 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
TCU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Chicago landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 783 doctor’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that UChicago does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 0% took at least some of their classes online.
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Dartmouth College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 174 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Dartmouth. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Claremont Graduate University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Claremont, California that handed out 133 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Claremont Graduate University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Cornell University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 848 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Cornell. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 22% took at least some of their classes online.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 556 students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgia Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Union Institute & University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 8 students in .
If you are interested in distance education, Union is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, the large public school handed out 1,249 doctor’s degree awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at UC Berkeley, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,009 doctor’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duke. In 2022-2023 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 437 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Notre Dame does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 11% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #25, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Concordia University, Irvine, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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