2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania.
One thing to take note of is that Villanova does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wilkes University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Wilkes does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Pennsylvania.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Thomas Jefferson University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Pennsylvania.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Scranton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Pennsylvania.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UPenn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Arcadia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Arcadia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gannon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Gannon, 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, 55% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Moravian College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Moravian. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Chatham University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Chatham. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WCUPA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that YCP does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Francis University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Saint Francis does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Duquesne does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
DeSales University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
DeSales does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Temple University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Temple does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Drexel University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Drexel, 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, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Pitt, 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 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #18, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clarion University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #19, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #20, Alvernia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Alvernia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Holy Family University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that Holy Family does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Widener University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Widener does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #23, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SRU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Millersville. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Carlow University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that Carlow does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 83% 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 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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