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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$16,511 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,888 Avg Salary

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 Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for health professions students. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ferris is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in Michigan.

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$12,322 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 2 spot on the list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Flint are $12,322 per year.

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$13,206 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Michigan University are $13,206 a year.

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#4

Baker College

Owosso, MI
$12,420 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great value for health professions students. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baker College are $12,420 a year.

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#4

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI
$11,130 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saginaw Valley State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Saginaw Valley State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Michigan.

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$13,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Grand Valley State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.

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$30,154 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Detroit Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $30,154 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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