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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Michigan with 5,949 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Detroit Mercy to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

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#5

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Andrews University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,418
Indiana 5,507
Ohio 8,765
Wisconsin 3,630

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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