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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region

64 Colleges
$53,557 Avg Salary
$20,235 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Allied Health Professions is the #24 most popular major in the country with 12,950 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for allied health professions students. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a great place for allied health professions students. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Detroit Mercy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

Kettering College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Professions students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Rush University Chicago, IL
12 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 324
Illinois 388
Ohio 465
Indiana 378
Wisconsin 254

Allied Health Professions is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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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