by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 269 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,687 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree other education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gratz College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Gratz College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other education students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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