2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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The Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Management and Technology the best school in Virginia for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 59 doctor’s degrees in .
University of Management and Technology does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the large public school awarded 866 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 674 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. During the 2022-2023 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Out of the 22 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 305 students in .
Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 46% took at least some of their classes online.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington and Lee University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lexington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 107 doctor’s degrees in .
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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 #6 on the list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 71 students in .
Radford 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 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 367 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lynchburg. During the 2022-2023 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #8, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 40 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at JMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
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Eastern Mennonite University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Eastern Mennonite, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the large public school awarded 780 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at VCU. During the 2022-2023 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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William & Mary landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 283 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William & Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #12, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school awarded 223 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. During the 2022-2023 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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George Mason University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, the large public school handed out 484 doctor’s degree awards in .
GMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2022-2023 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Richmond ranked #14 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 151 doctor’s degree awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at URichmond, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Marymount University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 121 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marymount. During the 2022-2023 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Hampton University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 46 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Hampton. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #17, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Staunton, Virginia, and it awarded 63 doctor’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Mary Baldwin, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Norfolk State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Norfolk State. In 2022-2023 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Virginia State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, the medium-sized public school handed out 27 doctor’s degree awards in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia State. In fact, around 9% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Liberty University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 2,201 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Liberty University. In 2022-2023 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Regent University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 550 doctor’s degrees in .
Regent does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #22, Virginia Union University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
VUU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 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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