2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, public health graduates from U-M take out $22,746 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 1,675 |
Ohio | 985 |
Michigan | 992 |
Indiana | 860 |
Wisconsin | 297 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Health | 22,778 |
Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
Other Public Health | 3,432 |
Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
Environmental Health | 1,344 |
Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
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 18 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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