by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Health Professions is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other health professions.
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 “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree health professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Indianapolis. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Indianapolis Other Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 10 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 85%.
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 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 6 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Other Health Professions Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Other Health Professions Report
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Full Northwestern University Other Health Professions Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 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 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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