2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 177 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Management and Technology the best school in the Southeast Region for students working on their doctor’s degree.
University of Management and Technology 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 fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 177 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 177 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia Tech. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 177 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duke. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at University of West Georgia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Columbus State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Virginia Tech 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 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Auburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Auburn, 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 35% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Carolina State University landed the #10 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 NC State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Belmont 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 Belmont. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Shenandoah University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Shenandoah, 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 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wake Forest University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Wake Forest University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Washington and Lee University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Piedmont 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 #15 on the list.
Piedmont College 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, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Radford 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 #16 on the list.
Radford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Lynchburg does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Kennesaw State 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 #19 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at KSU Georgia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Emory University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Emory. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Sewanee - The University of the South 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.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sewanee. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Samford University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Samford. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
James Madison University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at JMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Elon 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 #24 on the list.
University of Georgia landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UGA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 29 | Spalding University | Louisville, KY |
| 30 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 31 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA |
| 32 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 33 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, LA |
| 34 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 35 | High Point University | High Point, NC |
| 36 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
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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