2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 682 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients 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 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 331 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in the Southeast Region . Hyden, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 181 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Frontier Nursing University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large public school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 171 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 35% 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 South Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 252 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Samford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 292 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 611 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 481 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 92 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northern Kentucky 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 #10 on the list. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
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 #11, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 134 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 80% of those degree recipients 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.
Winston - Salem State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Winston - Salem State University is a medium-sized public school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 70 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #13, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 232 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 #14 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 555 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Orlando, Florida, the large public school awarded 201 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
South University’s online programs ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized private for-profit school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 45 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
South University’s online programs is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Old Dominion University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 87 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Alabama in Huntsville 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 #18 on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 37 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the small public school handed out 176 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 17% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Kentucky came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the large public school awarded 457 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lincoln Memorial University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Harrogate, Tennessee, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 261 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 13% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Hickory, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Troy University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Around 84% 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
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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