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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

608 Colleges
$8,721 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 608 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Professions

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.

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#2

Aspen University

Denver, CO

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Aspen University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the United States. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Aspen University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Health Professions at Aspen University Report

#3

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Jamestown helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the United States. Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UJ graduate students pay an average of $4,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of Jamestown Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Western States. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Western States Chiropractic College graduate students pay an average of $9,816 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of Western States Report

#5

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morningside College is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 a year.

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#6

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Mount Marty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mount Marty is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ferris also did well on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Southwest Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.

Full Health Professions at Southwest Baptist University Report

Pacific College of Health and Science ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Pacific College San Diego graduate students pay an average of $12,668 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Logan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Logan University are $8,100 per year.

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#11

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Wilmington University graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, PR

Universidad del Turabo landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Universidad del Turabo are $3,552 per year.

Full Health Professions at Universidad del Turabo Report

#13

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #14, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 a year.

PLNU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.

Full Health Professions at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Report

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 a year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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Universidad Central Del Caribe landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. UCC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCC are $7,302 a year.

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#19

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland 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 #19 on the list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

Full Health Professions at Ashland University Report

#20

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State 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 #20 on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.

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#21

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

With a ranking of #21, Viterbo University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.

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American Sentinel 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 #22 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 per year.

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North Dakota 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 #23 on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Health Professions at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#24

Parker University

Dallas, TX

Parker University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Parker University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Parker University are $13,512 per year.

Full Health Professions at Parker University Report

#25

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#27

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
#28

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA
#29

Rivier University

Nashua, NH
#32

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
#34

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH
#35

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV
#38

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
#41

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA
#42

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN
#42

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH
#44

Harding University

Searcy, AR
#46

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
#46

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI
#49

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 608 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK
52 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
53 Graceland University - Lamoni Lamoni, IA
54 University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR
55 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
56 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO
57 Carroll University Waukesha, WI
58 New York Chiropractic College Seneca Falls, NY
59 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ
60 Winona State University Winona, MN
61 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
62 Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, MN
62 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
64 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
64 Frontier Nursing University Hyden, KY
64 Otterbein University Westerville, OH
67 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, MN
67 Brandman University Irvine, CA
69 Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown, OH
70 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
71 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
72 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK
73 Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS
74 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
75 Lenoir - Rhyne University Hickory, NC
76 Seattle University Seattle, WA
77 Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA
78 Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Saint Louis, MO
79 Illinois State University Normal, IL
80 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
81 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
82 University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS
83 George Fox University Newberg, OR
84 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
84 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
86 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
87 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
88 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
89 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
89 Huntington University Huntington, IN
91 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
91 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, PA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
93 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
94 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
95 Brenau University Gainesville, GA
96 Salus University Elkins Park, PA
97 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
97 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
97 The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
100 Spalding University Louisville, KY
101 Bellarmine University Louisville, KY
102 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
102 Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
104 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
105 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA
106 Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA
106 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
106 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
106 Villanova University Villanova, PA
110 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
111 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Jonesboro, AR
112 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
113 Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN
113 Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE
115 University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY
115 North Park University Chicago, IL
117 West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles, CA
118 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY
119 Life University Marietta, GA
120 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
121 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC

Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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