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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 40,596 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Chicago

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Chamberlain University - Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Baldwin Wallace University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Public Health majors at U-M take out an average of $22,746 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Michigan State University

Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Read full report on Public Health at Concordia University, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Read full report on Public Health at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 992
Ohio 985
Illinois 1,675
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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