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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$25,412 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master'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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Our analysis found Otterbein University to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Otterbein are $14,392 a year.

Otterbein excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Otterbein University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - River Falls are $18,255 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - River Falls also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

UW - Green Bay graduate students pay an average of $19,126 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

The excellent master’s degree programs at Radiological Technologies University VT 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 . Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Radiological Technologies University VT is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Radiological Technologies University VT graduate students pay an average of $20,212 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

UW - Stevens Point graduate students pay an average of $19,209 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Parkside did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, UW - Parkside is a public college with a small student population.

UW - Parkside graduate students pay an average of $18,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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

#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RFUMS are $36,765 per year.

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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 8 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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