2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 137 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Northwestern does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - La Crosse. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s College is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, St. Mary’s College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Marietta College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in the Great Lakes Region .
Out of the 137 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Case Western. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 17% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Findlay came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Findlay. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Carroll U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 32% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Madison. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U-M. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Lake Erie College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
ODU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 1% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Baldwin Wallace College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Marquette University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marquette. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Manchester University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Manchester University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Calvin University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Calvin does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
John Carroll University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out John Carroll. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of St Francis landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Saint Francis. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mount Mary University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Mary. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #20 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Concordia University, Wisconsin does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Otterbein University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Otterbein does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 55% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW - River Falls does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
UIUC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #24, Viterbo University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Viterbo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSOE. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best healthcare schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
| 28 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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