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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

75 Colleges
$12,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Viterbo is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Health Professions at Viterbo University Report

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.

Full Health Professions at Youngstown State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Saint Francis also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Wisconsin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Health Professions at Concordia University, Wisconsin Report

Herzing University - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Herzing University - Madison are $11,680 a year.

Full Health Professions at Herzing University - Madison Report

Chamberlain University - Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.

Full Health Professions at Chamberlain University - Illinois Report

With a ranking of #10, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northeast Ohio Medical University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Rootstown, NEOMED is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NEOMED are $14,718 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
13 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
14 Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
15 Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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