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2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,264 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 19 masters’s health and wellness 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 General Health & Wellness 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.

Full Northwestern General Health & Wellness Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health and wellness degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness 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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls are $18,233.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at UW - River Falls

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 17 masters’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Green Bay has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Green Bay are $19,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at UW - Green Bay

#4

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness 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 UW - Stevens Point are $19,178.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness 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 BGSU are $15,823.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#6

Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Otterbein University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Westerville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

Otterbein also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Otterbein are $6,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Otterbein University

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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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