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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in health science at UWM, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Union Institute & University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Radiological Technologies University VT helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 fairly small student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Radiological Technologies University VT Report

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 5 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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