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2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

13 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
89 Total Awards

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.

Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

Michigan State 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
39 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 39 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Oakland, 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, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
31 Total Awards
$18,937 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Wayne State University is a large public school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 31 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Central Michigan University

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

Out of the 13 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 31 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.

Central Michigan does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.

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#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
28 Total Awards
$17,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 28 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WMU. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
28 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. This fairly large public school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

One thing to take note of is that Ferris does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
24 Total Awards
$25,230 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U-M. 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.

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#8

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
20 Total Awards
$16,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Eastern Michigan. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Eastern Michigan University Report

#9

Andrews University

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

Andrews University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.

Andrews 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.

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#10

Cornerstone University

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

Cornerstone University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

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

Online graduate courses are available at Cornerstone, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Cornerstone University Report

#10

University of Michigan - Flint

Flint, Michigan
7 Total Awards
$12,681 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

UM Flint does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#12

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan
3 Total Awards
$14,510 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

UM Dearborn 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#13

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

With a ranking of #13, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Madonna, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Madonna University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 13 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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