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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

110 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 245,708 degrees and certificates were awarded to health professions students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 110 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mineola, New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salus University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elkins Park.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Medical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

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Weill Cornell Medical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

University of the Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Morristown.

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#12

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#14

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#15

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

Cedar Crest College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.

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#16

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #16, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Gannon University Erie, PA
18 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY
19 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
20 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
21 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
22 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Pennsylvania 14,303
Maryland 4,839
New Jersey 3,330
District of Columbia 2,717
Delaware 498

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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