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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree 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.

Of the 348 students majoring in health professions at WMU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 256 students majoring in health professions at GVSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

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University of Detroit Mercy came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 151 students majoring in health professions at Detroit Mercy, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#10

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 26 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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