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2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Health Sciences & Services is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 31,648 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,395 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,578 and $25,221 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health sciences and services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay are $19,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - River Falls are $18,233, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Health Sciences & Services Report

#4

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Stevens Point are $19,178, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Health Sciences & Services Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at BGSU

#6

Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Otterbein University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Otterbein also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Otterbein University are $6,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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