2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana
A healthcare student has 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. 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, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Indiana to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis the most popular school in Indiana for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 558 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
IUPUI does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 192 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Purdue, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU Bloomington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 101 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Butler, 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, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Indiana. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 98 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIndy does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. This medium-sized public school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 66 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Indiana State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Manchester University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in North Manchester, Indiana that handed out 64 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Manchester University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Purdue University Global. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Huntington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntington, Indiana. It awarded 48 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Huntington does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 41% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Evansville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. UE is located in Evansville, Indiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UE. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 10% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 180 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Marian. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Trine University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Trine University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Angola, Indiana that handed out 30 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
IWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Valparaiso University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valparaiso, Indiana. It awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Valpo does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Mary’s College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at St. Mary’s College are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #17, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ball State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Southern Indiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
USI does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, Goshen College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Goshen, Indiana, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Goshen, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #20, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Purdue Northwest does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
American College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, American College of Education is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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%.
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