2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in California
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The Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the most popular school in California for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 1,081 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at USAHS are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 780 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Northcentral University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1,914 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in California. Irvine, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Brandman. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westcliff University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Westcliff University is located in Irvine, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California Intercontinental University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. California Intercontinental University is a very small private for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 31 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 26% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, California Intercontinental University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Touro University Worldwide came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in Los Alamitos, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out TUW. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 146 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Irvine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Alliant International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. This small private for-profit school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 267 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Alliant. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Loyola Marymount University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 319 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Loyola Marymount is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California State University - Fresno ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Fresno State is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Abraham Lincoln University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Abraham Lincoln University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in San Diego, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, Pacific School of Religion did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Pacific School of Religion. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
National University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern California Seminary landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in El Cajon, California, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Meridian University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Petaluma, California is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Since the graduate programs at Meridian University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #21, Bethesda University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Bethesda is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anaheim, California. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the graduate programs at Bethesda are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 300 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
America Evangelical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
In 2019-2020 about 51% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #22, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at West Coast University - Orange County are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Epic Bible College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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