2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Texas
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Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Rice does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TCU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Texas.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 36 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Texas Wesleyan does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at SMU, 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, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UIW. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Houston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UH, 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 77% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UD. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baylor 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 Baylor does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
Houston Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at HBU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Texas Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #13 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 UT Dallas does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Abilene Christian 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 #14 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Abilene Christian does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UH Clear Lake, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at TWU, 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 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Sam Houston State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SHSU. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #19 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Rio Grande Valley, 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 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
One thing to take note of is that Hardin - Simmons does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Texas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
One thing to take note of is that UNT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
Lamar University landed the #23 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 Lamar University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #24 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UTEP does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s 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.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since St. Mary’s does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
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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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