Other Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #55 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 96 doctor's degrees in other education to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other education students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt other education students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other education related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other education students working on their doctor's degree.
The other education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Education in Virginia
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other education.
Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Other Education
It is difficult to beat Old Dominion University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in other education. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the other education program earn around $74,043 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).