2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Medical Science School for You
Medical Science is the #25 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 55 |
Ohio | 67 |
Michigan | 7 |
Indiana | 10 |
Wisconsin | 7 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medical Scientist | 853 |
Clinical and Translational Science | 52 |
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain | 4 |
Majors Similar to Medical 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 12 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.