2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
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Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 995 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 340 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school handed out 233 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 63% 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.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Washington and Lee University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Washington and Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lexington, Virginia that handed out 118 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the large public school handed out 795 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 177 students in 2020-2021.
Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 17% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Management and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Radford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Virginia - Main Campus 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. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 794 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 45% 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.
With a ranking of #10, Hampton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Hampton, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 86 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 27% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Virginia State 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. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, the small public school handed out 11 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
With a ranking of #12, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Eastern Mennonite University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% 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.
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 #13 on the list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 52 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% 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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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