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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

11 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Michigan to see which ones had 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

114 Total Awards
$12,681 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Flint the most popular school in Michigan for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 114 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
238 Total Awards
$15,644 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 238 students in 2020-2021.

Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan
84 Total Awards
$22,981 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
110 Total Awards
$29,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 110 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
7 Total Awards
$14,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornerstone University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 29% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
5 Total Awards
$12,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Baker College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Owosso, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
204 Total Awards

Ferris State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 204 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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#8

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
1 Total Awards
$10,612 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.

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#9

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan
$8,383 Average Tuition & Fees

Spring Arbor University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Northwood University

Midland, Michigan

Northwood University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

Walsh College

Troy, Michigan
$16,926 Average Tuition & Fees

Walsh College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Walsh is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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