2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Kentucky to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky for students working on their doctor’s degree. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hyden, Kentucky. It awarded 181 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Frontier Nursing University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 194 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. This fairly large public school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 203 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients 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.
Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 893 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Murray State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Morehead State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients 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.
With a ranking of #8, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 70 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Louisville 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 #9 on the list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 595 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Kentucky State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 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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