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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,858 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

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 Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Michigan 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.

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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Detroit Mercy 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. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 a year.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Madonna are $16,380 a year.

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Best Value 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.

  • 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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