2023 Best Value Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
Other Health Professions is the #104 most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Kettering College to be the best value school for other health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kettering College are $14,232 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health professions graduates from Kettering College carry an average student debtload of $33,593.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at Youngstown State University take out an average of $31,930 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health professions graduates from Ferris take out $29,311 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $193.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 a year. On average, health professions graduates from UW - Stevens Point take out $23,315 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Grand Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year. Health Professions majors at GVSU take out an average of $25,327 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $263.
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University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree other health professions programs. UW - Parkside is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
UW - Parkside undergraduate students pay an average of $15,714 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health professions graduates from UW - Parkside carry an average student debtload of $26,661.
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Muskingum University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Muskingum are $30,090 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health professions graduates from Muskingum carry an average student debtload of $30,695.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for other health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health professions majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $25,027 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $371, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for other health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $357.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Other Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best other health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 836 |
| Ohio | 347 |
| Illinois | 84 |
| Indiana | 57 |
| Wisconsin | 97 |
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Majors Related to Health Professions
One of 30 majors within the area of study, other health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 18 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/NY_College_of_Health_Professions_Massage_Therapy_Class.jpg.
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