2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
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Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 59 students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,014 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
U-M 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, the large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Michigan. Located in Detroit, Michigan, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Detroit Mercy does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Michigan. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 23 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
WMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Andrews University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Michigan. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.
Andrews does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Central Michigan. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Michigan - Flint ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UM Flint. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that GVSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Oakland does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Davenport University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Davenport University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Madonna University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Madonna. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
Michigan State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, the large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Michigan Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Eastern Michigan. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Kettering University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking.
Kettering 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 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.
One thing to take note of is that Concordia University, Ann Arbor does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Calvin University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan 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. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Adrian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Adrian. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs.
If you are interested in distance education, Western Michigan University School of Medicine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #15, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Northern Michigan University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Spring Arbor University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.
Online graduate courses are available at Spring Arbor, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lawrence Technological University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.
One thing to take note of is that Lawrence Tech does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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