2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in Ohio with 28,247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Kettering College the best school in Ohio for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeast Ohio Medical University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Rootstown, NEOMED is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otterbein University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Westerville.
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Out of the 25 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Northern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ada.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The University of Findlay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Mount Union ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Mount Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alliance.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 17,552 |
| Michigan | 17,976 |
| Illinois | 34,790 |
| Wisconsin | 11,436 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
| Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
| Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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