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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,767 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,602 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,000 and $28,326 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other health professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree health professions students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Xavier Other Health Professions Report

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Northern Illinois University

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Purdue

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree health professions students list, UIC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Other Health Professions Report

#6

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rush University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Rush University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rush University are $37,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Rush University

#5 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Other Health Professions Report

#8

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

University of Indianapolis landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UIndy also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIndy are $39,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Indianapolis

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Other Health Professions Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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