2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges.
Top 15% Best Health Sciences & Services Schools
Our analysis found Mercy College of Ohio to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.
Health Science majors at Mercy College take out an average of $29,375 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.
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The excellent programs at Carroll University 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 . Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marietta College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marietta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marietta.
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With a ranking of #6, Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM Flexible Option is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $31,000.
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Muskingum University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from Purdue carry an average student debtload of $25,374.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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12 | Rush University | Chicago, IL |
13 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
14 | Ohio Dominican University | Columbus, OH |
15 | Otterbein University | Westerville, OH |
Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
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 25 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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