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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very 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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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,675
Ohio 985
Michigan 992
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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