2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mercy College of Ohio to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Mercy College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,088.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.
Health Science majors at UW - River Falls take out an average of $32,408 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Marietta College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Marietta, Marietta is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. UWM Flexible Option is a fairly small public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Muskingum University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $23,368 in student debt.
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Rush University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 295 |
| Ohio | 336 |
| Illinois | 522 |
| Indiana | 1,155 |
| Wisconsin | 162 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.