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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 19,473 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Full Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from U-M carry an average student debtload of $22,746.

Full Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 423
Illinois 1,068
Ohio 394
Indiana 384
Wisconsin 167

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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