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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

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 $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Health Professions is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,767 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health professions programs and 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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Best Value Health Professions 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 professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Northwestern

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus 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.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue Other Health Professions Report

#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 #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Health Professions at UIC

#5 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#8 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Full NIU Other Health Professions Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Health Professions at UWM

#7

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

University of Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UIndy is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIndy, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIndy are $39,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIndy Other Health Professions Report

#8

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Xavier University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier also made our “Best Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier 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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