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

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

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 185 students majoring in health professions at Benedictine U, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place 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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Out of the 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 98% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 71% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 64 students majoring in health professions at UWM, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Herzing University - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school 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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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#16

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

Ursuline College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike.

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

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the 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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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Rush University Chicago, IL
19 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
21 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
22 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
23 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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