2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Washington to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1,479 students in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Seattle. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.
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Out of the 18 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 642 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Wazzu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 30% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Washington. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 287 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 211 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bastyr University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Bastyr University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Kenmore, Washington that handed out 127 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Bastyr University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seattle Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 54 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
SPU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eastern Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. EWU is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 46% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at EWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, University of Puget Sound did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
City University of Seattle landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. CityU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
One thing to take note of is that CityU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Pacific Lutheran University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at PLU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Washington - Tacoma 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 #11 on the list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Antioch University - Seattle did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Antioch University - Seattle is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Faith International 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. Faith International University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
Faith does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. 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.
Northwest 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 #14 on the list. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Northwest University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 13% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. SIEAM is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Western Washington University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Martin’s. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Walla Walla University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Walla Walla U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 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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