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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$17,440 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 36,762 health sciences & services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Wisconsin to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $13,208 per year.

Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,368 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lorain County Community College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elyria.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,601 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUPUI are $32,582 a year.

IUPUI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Abcott Institute

Southfield, MI

Abcott Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health sciences & services programs. Located in the small city of Southfield, Abcott Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 352
Indiana 1,498
Wisconsin 95
Ohio 330
Illinois 543

Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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