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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our analysis found Wayne State University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 55% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 442 students majoring in health professions at U-M, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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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 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 53% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

About 55% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #6, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Detroit Mercy ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 158 students majoring in health professions at Detroit Mercy, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

Of the 107 students majoring in health professions at UM Flint, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in health professions at GVSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in health professions at Western Michigan University School of Medicine, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 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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