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2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
$150,242 Avg Salary

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

Check out the medical science programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for medical science students. 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the 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 large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly 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 city of Chicago.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 55
Ohio 67
Michigan 7
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 7

Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

Majors Similar to Medical 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 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).

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