2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama
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The Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular school in Alabama for students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 532 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Around 35% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Alabama. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 291 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Samford University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 471 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Alabama. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the large public school awarded 609 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 42 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Columbia Southern University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 77 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Troy University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. TROY is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of West Alabama landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Livingston, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
United States Sports Academy ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Daphne, Alabama, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out The Academy. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Jacksonville State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Amridge University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Amridge 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 #12, Alabama State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the small public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Alabama 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 #13 on the list. This large public school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 364 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online 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 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% 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 14 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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