by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,527 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,180 and $25,039 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in other health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree health professions students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Indianapolis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Purdue University - Main Campus
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full University of Illinois at Chicago Other Health Professions Report
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Northern Illinois University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Northwestern University
With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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