Featured PhD Schools Online
Earning a doctoral degree online is possible from many schools and institutions. Some schools may require students to participate in both an internship and a residency as part of the degree program. Internships may be designed to give students hands-on experience required by their degree while residencies are typically designed to allow students and faculty to connect. In some schools, the residency can last as long as a few weeks or a long as a summer or even longer.
According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, the following featured schools provide an opportunity to earn a doctoral degree in the research, scholarship and professional practice entirely through distance learning:
- Walden University
- Frontier Nursing University
- Northcentral University
- Jones International University
- Columbia Southern University
- Trident University International
- Taft University System
- Aspen University
- Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division
Sources:
The National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, School Rankings -http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Ranking.aspx