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Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

10 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 17,976 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Michigan. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Ohio 28,247
Illinois 34,790
Wisconsin 11,436

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).

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