2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 53,463 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.
Columbia Southern University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delta State University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheeling University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wheeling.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wheeling University are $10,160 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union College Kentucky is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Union College graduate students pay an average of $8,210 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Lynchburg came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Lindsey Wilson College graduate students pay an average of $9,719 in tuition and fees each year.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
Louisiana Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.
Frontier Nursing University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Frontier Nursing University graduate students pay an average of $20,780 in tuition and fees each year.
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Union 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 #11 on the list. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.
Pfeiffer 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 #11 on the list. Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pfeiffer University are $12,240 per year.
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With a ranking of #13, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 per year.
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Anderson University South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.
Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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 #15 on the list. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.
UAMS graduate students pay an average of $17,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | South University’s online programs | Savannah, GA |
| 18 | Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus, GA |
| 19 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 20 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL |
| 21 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,223 |
| Florida | 11,386 |
| North Carolina | 5,768 |
| 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 |
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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 26 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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