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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

10 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Michigan with 5,949 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Health Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#10

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,418
Indiana 5,507
Ohio 8,765
Wisconsin 3,630

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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 10 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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