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2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$35,079 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

The Best Value Medical Science 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 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for medical science students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

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$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for medical science students. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL
$29,828 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Rush University undergraduate students pay an average of $29,828 in tuition and fees each year.

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$32,101 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for medical science students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $32,101 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $19,252 per year.

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$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medical science programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medical science programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $30,370 per year.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Case Western are $54,532 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Case Western also did well on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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.

  • 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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