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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 5,768 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cabarrus College of Health Sciences the best school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Concord.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Pfeiffer University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Pfeiffer University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Misenheimer.

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#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

With a ranking of #8, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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#9

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

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 16 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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