2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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The Best 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. This report analyzed 145 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 445 doctor’s degrees in .
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 332 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Carnegie Mellon. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,358 doctor’s degrees 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1,067 students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgetown does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
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Out of the 145 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 391 doctor’s degrees in .
The Graduate Center 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. During the 2022-2023 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Cornell 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 #6 on the list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 848 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Cornell 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. 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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Centenary University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in .
Centenary 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #8, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 142 doctor’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Teachers College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Lehigh University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 94 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lehigh. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Gwynedd Mercy 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 #10 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 60 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gwynedd - Mercy. During the 2022-2023 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Wilkes University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 114 students in .
One thing to take note of is that Wilkes does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #12, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 508 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Thomas Jefferson University. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of Scranton landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 78 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at University of Scranton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 41% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #14, Ithaca College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Ithaca College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 90 doctor’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Ithaca does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #15, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 61 doctor’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at WCUPA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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New York University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school located in New York, New York that handed out 1,536 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NYU. In 2022-2023 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Troy, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 146 doctor’s degree awards in .
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in New York, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,478 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Columbia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 63 doctor’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at RIT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Gannon University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 136 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gannon. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 670 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMCP. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
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Arcadia University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Glenside, Pennsylvania that handed out 222 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Arcadia. During the 2022-2023 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Wagner College 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. Wagner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 doctor’s degrees in .
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Moravian College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 doctor’s degree awards in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Moravian does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 55% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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New Jersey City 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 #25 on the list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 43 doctor’s degree awards in .
NJCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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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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