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.
Online graduate courses are available at Princeton, 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 53% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Carnegie Mellon does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 6% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
UPenn does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 145 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgetown is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Cornell does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Centenary 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 #7 on the list.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Teachers College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Lehigh does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gwynedd Mercy University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, Gwynedd - Mercy is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Wilkes University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wilkes does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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.
Online graduate courses are available at Thomas Jefferson University, 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 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Scranton landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
University of Scranton 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 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Ithaca College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ithaca. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
West Chester 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 #15 on the list.
WCUPA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
New York University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at NYU, 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 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since RIT does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gannon 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 #20 on the list.
Gannon 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 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Maryland - College Park 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.
Online graduate courses are available at UMCP, 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 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Arcadia University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Arcadia. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Wagner College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
With a ranking of #24, Moravian College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Moravian does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
New Jersey City University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
NJCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 27 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 28 | Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 29 | Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 30 | Drew University | Madison, NJ |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*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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