2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Alabama
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Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. Located in Auburn, Alabama, the large public school handed out 590 doctor’s degree awards in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Auburn. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 43% 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 Samford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 426 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that Samford does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Alabama. Located in Livingston, Alabama, the medium-sized public school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in .
University of West Alabama 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 96% 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 Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 41 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, Columbia Southern University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 63 doctor’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that UAH does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham 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. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 692 doctor’s degrees in .
UAB 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, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 436 students in .
UA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 51% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Jacksonville State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Jacksonville, Alabama, the medium-sized public school handed out 38 doctor’s degree awards in .
Jacksonville State University 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 2022-2023.
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University of South Alabama landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 343 doctor’s degree awards in .
USA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #10, Troy University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Troy, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 27 doctor’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TROY. In 2022-2023 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #11 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. AUM is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at AUM, 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 2022-2023 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
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Tuskegee University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 68 doctor’s degree awards in .
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Alabama State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Alabama State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Mobile landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 doctor’s degree awards in .
University of Mobile does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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