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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$19,937 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

With 992 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #29 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Public Health at Michigan State University

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Central Michigan University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value 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.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from U-M take out $22,746 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #2 for overall quality for public health in Michigan.

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

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 4 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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