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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Of the 70 students majoring in health professions at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in health professions at University of Saint Francis, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in health professions at BGSU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#6

Rush University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, Rush University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Southern Indiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

Of the 21 students majoring in health professions at USI, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#10

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,418
Indiana 5,507
Ohio 8,765
Wisconsin 3,630
Michigan 5,949

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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 25 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).

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