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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$19,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Ohio. In total, 8,765 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Ohio to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in Ohio for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

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#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Ohio. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Xavier are $12,076 a year.

Xavier excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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#4

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedarville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cedarville are $9,864 a year.

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#5

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Out of the 25 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Otterbein are $14,392 per year.

Otterbein not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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Northeast Ohio Medical 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 #6 on the list. NEOMED is a small public school located in the suburb of Rootstown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NEOMED are $14,718 per year.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State 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 #8 on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $10,625 per year.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,418
Indiana 5,507
Wisconsin 3,630
Michigan 5,949

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 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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