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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

7 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

160 Total Awards
$23,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in Massachusetts for students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 160 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
319 Total Awards
$16,251 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 319 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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668 Total Awards
$24,060 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Massachusetts. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 668 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
136 Total Awards
$72,985 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 136 students in 2020-2021.

Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at MGH Institute of Health Professions are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
21 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.

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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#6

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts
8 Total Awards

Cambridge College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
62 Total Awards
$29,040 Average Tuition & Fees

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 62 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 32% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% 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 7 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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