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Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in health professions at Purdue University Global, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

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

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in health professions at Rush University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Of the 30 students majoring in health professions at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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University of Southern Indiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#10

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

With a ranking of #10, Andrews University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

Of the 20 students majoring in health professions at Andrews, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Explore the most popular online health professions colleges 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

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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).

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