2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 6th in Michigan. In fact, 992 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.
Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from U-M carry an average student debtload of $22,746.
U-M also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.
Wayne State also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 1,675 |
Ohio | 985 |
Indiana | 860 |
Wisconsin | 297 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
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 4 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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