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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$16,622 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Wisconsin to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a basic certificate 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.

Rasmussen University - Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $12,860 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue University Global also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lorain County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $8,405 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUPUI are $32,101 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IUPUI is ranked #5 for overall quality for health science in the Great Lakes Region .

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Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate 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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#6

Abcott Institute

Southfield, MI

Abcott Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the small city of Southfield, Abcott Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
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 7 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.

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