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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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The excellent master’s degree 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 large city of Detroit.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#6

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#8

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges 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 18 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).

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