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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

75 Colleges
$36,532 Avg Salary
$27,623 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Mercy College of Ohio the best school in the Great Lakes Region for health sciences and services students. 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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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse 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 - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#4

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waukesha.

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#5

Marietta College

Marietta, OH

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 fringe town of Marietta.

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Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. 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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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Located in the 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 town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a moderately-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 medium-sized public school located in the 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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#10

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Muskingum University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of New Concord.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Located in the small 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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
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 schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 522
Ohio 336
Michigan 295
Indiana 1,155
Wisconsin 162

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related 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

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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