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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,767 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,602 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,000 and $28,326 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Purdue University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 5 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Full UIC Other Health Professions Report

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at NIU

#9 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Other Health Professions Report

#7

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

University of Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 13 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UIndy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Indianapolis are $39,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Xavier University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier University are $12,076, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Xavier Other Health Professions Report

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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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