2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 26,642 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,131 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health services/allied health/health sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree health studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$15,346 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana State also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana State University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at WMU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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