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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$18,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 15,930 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the best value school in the New England Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

American Sentinel University graduate students pay an average of $6,920 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Granite State College is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSC are $10,620 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GSC also did well on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health Professions at Granite State College Report

#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

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#4

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rivier also did well on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health Professions at Rivier University Report

#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.

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#8

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #8, Champlain College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Champlain graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Champlain also did well on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

With a ranking of #9, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.

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#10

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Fairfield U is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 9,233
Rhode Island 775
Connecticut 2,787
New Hampshire 1,839
Maine 913
Vermont 383

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.

  • 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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