by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2020-2021, 8,695 people earned their degree in educational/instructional technology, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 205 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational/instructional technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in educational/instructional technology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree educational/instructional technology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Capella University Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 14 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Boise State Educational/Instructional Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Illinois University Educational/Instructional Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 10 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at BYU
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at Indiana University - Bloomington
Pepperdine University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Pepperdine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Malibu, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at Pepperdine University
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Michigan State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at Michigan State
Wayne State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at Sam Houston State University
With a ranking of #15, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at Florida State
Syracuse University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Georgia ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at UH Manoa
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #15. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Iowa State University Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Lehigh University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lehigh University Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #21. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at USU
Duquesne University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at Duquesne
American College of Education came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.
Full American College of Education Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #21. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Teachers College at Columbia University Educational/Instructional Technology Report
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #25. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Texas Tech University Educational/Instructional Technology Report
West Virginia University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at West Virginia University
Kennesaw State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational/Instructional Technology Major for a Doctorate list. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at Kennesaw State University
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