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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$22,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree 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 Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM Flexible Option is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM Flexible Option are $6,750 per year.

UWM Flexible Option did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - River Falls helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - River Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $15,661 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at UW - River Falls accumulate an average of around $32,408 in student debt.

UW - River Falls also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College of Ohio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Toledo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mercy College are $18,850 per year. On average, health science graduates from Mercy College take out $33,088 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 per year.

UW - La Crosse also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Stout also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $37,623.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Purdue University Global Report

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year. On average, health science graduates from UW - Stevens Point take out $33,541 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Chicago State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $11,204 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,349 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue Northwest is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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