Highest Job Growth Doctoral Education Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral education programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of North Texas leading at 4.7%.

Rank Institution Program State Growth Completers
1 University of North Texas Educational Assessment TX 4.7% 22
2 Florida State University Educational Assessment FL 4.7% 21
3 Duquesne University Educational Assessment PA 4.7% 19
4 Ohio University-Main Campus Educational Assessment OH 4.7% 14
5 Indiana University-Bloomington Educational Assessment IN 4.7% 13
6 Capella University Educational Assessment MN 4.7% 12
7 American College of Education Educational Assessment IN 4.7% 12
8 University of Hawaii at Manoa Educational Assessment HI 4.7% 11
9 Central Michigan University Educational Assessment MI 4.7% 11
10 Boise State University Educational Assessment ID 4.7% 9
11 Michigan State University Educational Assessment MI 4.7% 8
12 Pepperdine University Educational Assessment CA 4.7% 7
13 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Educational Assessment PA 4.7% 6
14 Washington State University Educational Assessment WA 4.7% 6
15 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Educational Assessment FL 4.7% 5
16 Northern Illinois University Educational Assessment IL 4.7% 5
17 Baker University Educational Assessment KS 4.7% 5
18 Sam Houston State University Educational Assessment TX 4.7% 5
19 Brigham Young University Educational Assessment UT 4.7% 5
20 Capella University Student Counseling and Personnel Services MN 4% 30
21 University of Missouri-Columbia Student Counseling and Personnel Services MO 4% 16
22 Regent University Student Counseling and Personnel Services VA 4% 14
23 Northern Illinois University Student Counseling and Personnel Services IL 4% 10
24 Oregon State University Student Counseling and Personnel Services OR 4% 10
25 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Student Counseling and Personnel Services PA 4% 10
26 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Student Counseling and Personnel Services TX 4% 10
27 Auburn University Student Counseling and Personnel Services AL 4% 9
28 East Texas A&M University Student Counseling and Personnel Services TX 4% 9
29 University of Georgia Student Counseling and Personnel Services GA 4% 8
30 Governors State University Student Counseling and Personnel Services IL 4% 8
31 University of Louisville Student Counseling and Personnel Services KY 4% 8
32 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Counseling and Personnel Services NC 4% 8
33 University of South Carolina-Columbia Student Counseling and Personnel Services SC 4% 8
34 Texas Tech University Student Counseling and Personnel Services TX 4% 8
35 George Washington University Student Counseling and Personnel Services DC 4% 7
36 Florida State University Student Counseling and Personnel Services FL 4% 7
37 University of Florida Student Counseling and Personnel Services FL 4% 7
38 University of North Texas Student Counseling and Personnel Services TX 4% 7
39 Hampton University Student Counseling and Personnel Services VA 4% 7
40 University of Northern Colorado Student Counseling and Personnel Services CO 4% 6
41 Florida Atlantic University Student Counseling and Personnel Services FL 4% 6
42 University of West Georgia Student Counseling and Personnel Services GA 4% 6
43 Indiana University-Bloomington Student Counseling and Personnel Services IN 4% 6
44 Kansas State University Student Counseling and Personnel Services KS 4% 6
45 University of Maryland-College Park Student Counseling and Personnel Services MD 4% 6
46 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Student Counseling and Personnel Services NC 4% 6
47 Kent State University at Kent Student Counseling and Personnel Services OH 4% 6
48 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Student Counseling and Personnel Services PA 4% 6
49 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Student Counseling and Personnel Services TN 4% 6
50 Sam Houston State University Student Counseling and Personnel Services TX 4% 6

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes doctoral programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.