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

119 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 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Out of the 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 71% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 64 students majoring in health professions at Loyola Chicago, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Herzing University - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college 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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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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With a ranking of #11, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in health professions at Case Western, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in health professions at UChicago, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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University of St Francis ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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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With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 48 students majoring in health professions at UW - Madison, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#16

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

With a ranking of #16, Ursuline College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike.

Of the 46 students majoring in health professions at Ursuline College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in health professions at UIC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Chamberlain University - Illinois ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
19 Rush University Chicago, IL
21 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
22 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
23 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools 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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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