2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 3,873 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in Colorado for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.
Regis U also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Denver are $10,364 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
DU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.
Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Utah | 8,345 |
Montana | 831 |
Idaho | 551 |
Wyoming | 121 |
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Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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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