2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the most popular school in Alabama for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 609 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAB does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. 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.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Samford does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. 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.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Auburn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 364 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 291 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USA. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Alabama in Huntsville 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 #6 on the list. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAH does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
Faulkner University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 54 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Faulkner. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Columbia Southern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. 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.
Columbia Southern 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.
With a ranking of #9, 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.
Online graduate courses are available at Alabama State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Troy 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 #10 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 32 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TROY. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of West Alabama came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at University of West Alabama, 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, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, United States Sports Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
The Academy is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #13, Jacksonville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Jacksonville State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Amridge 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. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees 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.
Alabama A & M University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that AAMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Mobile ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Since the graduate programs at University of Mobile are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Tuskegee 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 #17 on the list. Tuskegee is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tuskegee. In 2019-2020 about 0% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that AUM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, South University, Montgomery did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This very small private for-profit school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that South University, Montgomery does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #20, Huntsville Bible College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Huntsville Bible College 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. In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North 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 #20 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UNA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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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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