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2023 Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$34,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree 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 Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the medical science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great value for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rush University are $37,253 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Case Western did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree medical science programs. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 a year.

Full Medical Science at Wayne State University Report

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 10 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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