2024 Best Health Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Health Communication is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #548 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of health communication. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in health communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Communication School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The health communication 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.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health communication students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health communication related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health communication students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Communication Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Communication 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.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Health Communication in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in health communication.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Communication

1

Ashland University
Ashland, OH

1 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in health communication needs to check out Ashland University. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Ashland.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Ashland University

2

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

39 Annual Graduates

Grand Valley State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in health communication. GVSU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Allendale.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Grand Valley State University

3

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

9 Annual Graduates

Otterbein University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in health communication. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Otterbein University

4

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

8 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in health communication has to look into Eastern Illinois University. EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Charleston.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Eastern Illinois University

5

Miami University - Hamilton
Hamilton, OH

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Miami University - Hamilton

6

Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Trinity Christian College

7

Miami University - Middletown
Middletown, OH

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Middletown, Miami University - Middletown is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health communication from Miami University - Middletown

Best Health Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best health communication colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	39
Ohio	612	23
Illinois	558	17
Indiana	535	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Communication

Health Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Health Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	1,092
Public Relations	762
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	429
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	339
General Organizational Communication	249
Sports Communication	81
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	56
Technical & Scientific Communication	11
International & Intercultural Communication	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.