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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 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 Most Popular 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 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Benedictine University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

About 88% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Public Health at Benedictine University Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 66% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in public health at U-M, 41% are male and 59% are female.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at U-M take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $22,746.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.

About 55% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 45% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Chamberlain University - Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Of the 9 students majoring in public health at Central Michigan, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Public Health at Central Michigan University Report

University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 8 students majoring in public health at UIS, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Public Health at Wayne State University Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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