2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a 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 in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 a year.
Out of the 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
McKendree University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree 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 McKendree are $9,756 a year.
Youngstown State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.
Full Health Professions at Chamberlain University - Illinois Report
Xavier University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
Cedarville University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Cedarville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cedarville are $9,864 per year.
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University of St Francis 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 #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.
University of Saint Francis did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Carroll University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Carroll U graduate students pay an average of $13,719 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Carroll U also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
Otterbein University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westerville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Otterbein are $14,392 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Otterbein also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on Health Professions at Otterbein University
With a ranking of #15, Northeast Ohio Medical University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rootstown, NEOMED is a public school with a small student population.
NEOMED graduate students pay an average of $14,718 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 17 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 18 | Huntington University | Huntington, IN |
| 19 | Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 19 | Purdue University Global | Indianapolis, IN |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 17,552 |
| Michigan | 17,976 |
| Ohio | 28,247 |
| Illinois | 34,790 |
| Wisconsin | 11,436 |
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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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