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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,755 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 Alabama with 4,979 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Alabama 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Full Health Professions at Columbia Southern University Report

Out of the 9 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USA graduate students pay an average of $8,426 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of South Alabama Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in Alabama.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNA are $7,140 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of North Alabama

#5

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TROY are $8,550 per year.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

Full Health Professions at Auburn University Report

#7

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 a year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

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#9

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Samford are $21,575 per year.

Samford also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
West Virginia 1,503
Louisiana 2,725
South Carolina 2,216
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559

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 9 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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