2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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The Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named Regent University the most popular school in Virginia for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Regent does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Liberty University 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 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Virginia. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.
GMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Management and Technology is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Management and Technology. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 24% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Lynchburg ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lynchburg. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school handed out 5 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Hampton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Hampton does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 27% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Shenandoah University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Online graduate courses are available at Shenandoah, 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 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. This large public school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 1 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 VCU. In 2019-2020 about 62% 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 11 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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