by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 182 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40,594 bachelor's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The health professions bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in health professions has to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Northwestern University is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Northwestern University
Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in health professions. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Loyola University Chicago
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Case Western Reserve University
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Wisconsin - Madison
UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Ohio University - Athens Campus
IUPUI is a very large public university located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Marquette University
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Kent State University at Kent
Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Herzing University - Madison
Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Rush University
Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Xavier University
Purdue University Global is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Purdue University Global
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Michigan State University
Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Wayne State University
University of Toledo is a large public university located in the city of Toledo.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Toledo
Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Detroit Mercy
Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Chamberlain University - Illinois
Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Notre Dame
Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Oakland University
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 25,221 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2,192 |
| Public Health | 1,998 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 1,933 |
| Communication Sciences | 1,856 |
| Allied Health Professions | 1,288 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 1,021 |
| Other Health Professions | 983 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 823 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 794 |
