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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Michigan

29 Colleges
$45,888 Avg Salary
$20,886 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Michigan to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a .

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

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for health professions students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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The excellent programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#6

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

With a ranking of #6, Spring Arbor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 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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