2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
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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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 742 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. In 2019-2020 about 72% 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 Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 792 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Mizzou 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 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 615 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UMKC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 571 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Missouri. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 787 students in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 238 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
UHSP 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 13% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Logan 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 #7 on the list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Chesterfield, Missouri that handed out 222 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Logan University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 201 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Maryville U 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 91% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large public school handed out 172 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
UMSL 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, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 154 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 5% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MBTS does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the large public school handed out 149 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Missouri State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 118 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology. 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.
Read full report on Missouri University of Science and Technology
Southwest Baptist 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 Bolivar, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 86 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
Southwest Baptist University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
William Woods University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Fulton, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 68 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that William Woods does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 53 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Lindenwood University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rockhurst University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 47 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Rockhurst does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Webster University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Webster does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Evangel University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Evangel is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
Evangel does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Missouri Baptist University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. MBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MBU. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Nazarene Theological Seminary 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. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 13% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Nazarene Theological Seminary is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Concordia Seminary came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Concordia Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia Seminary. In fact, around 28% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Covenant Theological Seminary came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Covenant Seminary is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 17% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Covenant Seminary. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #23, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Goldfarb School of Nursing is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Read full report on Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
Aquinas Institute of Theology landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Aquinas Institute Saint Louis. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 11% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #25, Eden Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Webster Groves, Missouri, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Eden Theological Seminary. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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*These averages are for the top 25 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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