2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at U-M. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
Online graduate courses are available at Michigan Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 30% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Michigan.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ferris. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 20 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lawrence Tech. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UM Flint. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GVSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Cornerstone University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Cornerstone does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 73% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Detroit Mercy does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
WMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Central Michigan does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wayne State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Andrews University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Andrews. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Oakland University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Oakland does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Eastern Michigan does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UM Dearborn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northern Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northern Michigan University. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Saginaw Valley State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Madonna University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Madonna does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Baker College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Baker College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
References
- 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 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%.
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