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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular 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 school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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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 14 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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