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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$27,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

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 Value 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 value graduate certificate programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Baldwin Wallace University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Baldwin Wallace College also did well on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

Full Public Health at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIS are $16,757 a year.

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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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Benedictine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Benedictine U graduate students pay an average of $19,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

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Loyola University Chicago 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

IU Bloomington also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Full Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges 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.

  • 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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