2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Pennsylvania

Ranked #14 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 doctor's degrees in general education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in education matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Pennsylvania ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Education in Pennsylvania

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general education students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Education Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general education has to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 17 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general education. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Pennsylvania.

There were about 16 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Pennsylvania

3

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general education has to look into Temple University. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 13 general education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general education from Temple University

4

Widener University
Chester, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general education has to look into Widener University. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in general education from Widener University

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	27
Maryland	114	49
New Jersey	113	10
Delaware	43	13

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	439
Curriculum & Instruction	52
Other Education	25
Special Education	12
Student Counseling	10
Instructional Media Design	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4
International Education	3
Educational Assessment	2

Notes and References

• 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).
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