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

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$81,655 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Out of the 36 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in health professions at UM Flint, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Of the 67 students majoring in health professions at Bradley, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, University of Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH

Lourdes University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. Lourdes is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sylvania.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

With a ranking of #9, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 27 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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