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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 112 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 112 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 112 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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 112 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 51% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 112 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Health Professions at Wayne State University Report

Midwestern University - Downers Grove did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

Of the 648 students majoring in health professions at Midwestern University - Downers Grove, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 442 students majoring in health professions at U-M, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#10

Rush University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, Rush University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 345 students majoring in health professions at Rush University, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#11

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #11, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Of the 341 students majoring in health professions at University of Toledo, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

Of the 404 students majoring in health professions at RFUMS, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#15

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#16

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
17 Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown, OH
18 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
19 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
20 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
21 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
22 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools 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

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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