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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

11 Schools Ranked

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

114 Total Awards
$12,681 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Flint the most popular school in Michigan for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Flint, Michigan, the medium-sized public school handed out 114 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
238 Total Awards
$15,644 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 238 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.

Around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan
84 Total Awards
$22,981 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 84 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

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#4

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
110 Total Awards
$29,630 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Andrews University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Andrews University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 110 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
7 Total Awards
$14,960 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 29% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
5 Total Awards
$12,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Baker College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
204 Total Awards

Ferris State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 204 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
1 Total Awards
$10,612 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan
$8,383 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Spring Arbor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.

In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Northwood University

Midland, Michigan

Northwood University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#9

Walsh College

Troy, Michigan
$16,926 Average Tuition & Fees

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

Since the graduate programs at Walsh are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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