2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan
Finding the Best Health Professions 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found University of Detroit Mercy to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
The excellent 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 suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Andrews University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.
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Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Michigan - Flint landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.
Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13,418 |
| Indiana | 5,507 |
| Ohio | 8,765 |
| Wisconsin | 3,630 |
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| 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 17 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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