2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 37,293 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 75 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.
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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Andrews University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs.
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Bradley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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12 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Rootstown, OH |
13 | Adler University | Chicago, IL |
14 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago, IL |
15 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 13,418 |
Indiana | 5,507 |
Ohio | 8,765 |
Wisconsin | 3,630 |
Michigan | 5,949 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 66,964 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
Public Health | 19,473 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 16,815 |
Allied Health Professions | 12,950 |
Communication Sciences | 10,547 |
Dentistry | 6,770 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 4,684 |
Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems | 2,582 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 2,481 |
Optometry | 1,822 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,762 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 1,747 |
Health Sciences & Services | 1,746 |
Other Health Professions | 1,261 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 1,122 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 954 |
Medical Science | 909 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 462 |
Dental Support Services | 122 |
Alternative Medical Support Services | 80 |
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 55 |
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 37 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 11 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 4 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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