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

33 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Gateway Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 1% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Brookfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookfield.

About 97% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#6

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

Ross College-Sylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Ross College-Sylvania is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sylvania.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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James A Rhodes State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Stautzenberger College - Maumee landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Stautzenberger College - Maumee is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Maumee.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Women make up 52% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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 27 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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