2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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The Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Wilkes University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Wilkes is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Chatham University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 140 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Won Institute of Graduate Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Won Institute of Graduate Studies is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 428 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 370 students in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Duquesne University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 219 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 336 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 709 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This small public school is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Moravian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
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.
Villanova University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Bloomsburg is a public institution located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients 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.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 574 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California University of Pennsylvania came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Cal U is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 86% 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.
Carlow University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carlow is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Gannon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 120 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
Alvernia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Eastern University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 941 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 8% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gwynedd Mercy University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Gwynedd - Mercy are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% 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 23 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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