2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You
With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
Today's healthcare 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy the best school in the Great Lakes Region for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Abcott Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Southfield, Abcott Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.
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Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 522 |
Ohio | 336 |
Michigan | 295 |
Indiana | 1,155 |
Wisconsin | 162 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Rankings by Major
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
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