2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Of the 346 students majoring in health science at Purdue University Global, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Abcott Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Southfield, Abcott Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 90% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 88% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wabash Valley College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Mount Carmel.
About 75% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 25% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.
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With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
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Lorain County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.
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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Olney Central College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Olney, Olney Central College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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Frontier Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the town of Fairfield, Frontier Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
Health Sciences & Services Related Majors
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 11 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.