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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,949 students majoring in health professions at Purdue University Global, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great place for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 81 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 274 students majoring in health professions at Davenport University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 316 students majoring in health professions at UW Oshkosh, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

With a ranking of #7, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in health professions at UW - Green Bay, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Northern Michigan University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
13 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN
15 Franklin University Columbus, OH
16 Baker College Owosso, MI

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Ohio 28,247
Illinois 34,790
Wisconsin 11,436

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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).

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