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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$27,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Baldwin Wallace University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Wisconsin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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 very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

Chamberlain - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $14,090 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIS are $16,757 a year.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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Benedictine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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.

  • 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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