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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

22 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 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 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Michigan. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 23 students majoring in health professions at Detroit Mercy, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Out of the 22 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in health professions at Andrews, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Flint landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #10, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

Of the 9 students majoring in health professions at Davenport University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 22 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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