2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. This medium-sized public school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 479 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1,460 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Texas. Located in Arlington, Texas, the large public school handed out 276 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 69 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Tarleton is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Abilene Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Abilene, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 117 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, the fairly large public school awarded 202 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients 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.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 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. This fairly large public school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 32 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas Christian 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 #9 on the list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 132 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% 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.
Southern Methodist 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 #9 on the list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 351 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 361 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 63% 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 Texas at Tyler ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 96 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This large public school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 513 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hardin - Simmons 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 #16 on the list. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
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 40% took at least some of their classes online.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, Grace School of Theology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Conroe, Texas, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Since the graduate programs at Grace School of Theology are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
West Coast University - Dallas landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
Since the graduate programs at West Coast University - Dallas are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out St. Edward’s University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of St. Thomas landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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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