2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Washington 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 Washington
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Our analysis found University of Puget Sound to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 13 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that EWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Washington.
Online graduate courses are available at SPU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 13 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UW Seattle, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 7% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
City University of Seattle came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking.
One thing to take note of is that CityU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Washington State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Online graduate courses are available at Wazzu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.
Pacific Lutheran University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
One thing to take note of is that PLU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle 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.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #12, Northwest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwest University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 13% took at least some of their classes online.
Antioch University - Seattle came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Antioch University - Seattle are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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