2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Allied Health Professions is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of allied health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 414 master's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality allied health program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Michigan

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for allied health professions students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

14 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions needs to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

77 Annual Graduates

$113,240 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions has to check out Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Allendale.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Grand Valley State University earn a boost of about $4,519 over the average earnings of allied health professions majors.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Grand Valley State University

3

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

49 Annual Graduates

$110,923 Median Starting Salary

Wayne State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Wayne State University earn a boost of approximately $2,202 above the average earnings of allied health professions graduates.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Wayne State University

4

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

13 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in allied health professions. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Michigan State University

5

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

65 Annual Graduates

$111,218 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from University of Detroit Mercy receive $2,497 more than the typical allied health student.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Detroit Mercy

6

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

40 Annual Graduates

$102,089 Median Starting Salary

WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program earn around $102,089 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Western Michigan University

7

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

38 Annual Graduates

$110,012 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduating, allied health master's recipients generally make around $110,012 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Central Michigan University

8

University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI

33 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Michigan - Flint

9

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

37 Annual Graduates

$104,313 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program earn around $104,313 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Eastern Michigan University

10

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

11 Annual Graduates

Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Marquette.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Northern Michigan University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	388
Ohio	207	465
Indiana	191	344
Wisconsin	173	254

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	330
Athletic Training	63
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	19
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	710
Mental & Social Health Services	454
Public Health	414
Health & Medical Administrative Services	303
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	275
Communication Sciences	264
Medical Illustration & Informatics	60
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	51
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	47
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	31

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.