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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$12,972 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Georgia. In fact, 5,701 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Georgia 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.

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 Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Southwestern State University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the town of Americus, GSW is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSW are $4,892 per year.

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augusta University also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $7,308 per year.

Georgia College also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Kennesaw State University Report

#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GaSou are $7,100 a year.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

UGA also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Clayton State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Morrow.

Clayton State University graduate students pay an average of $7,017 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University 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 Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia State are $9,292 per year.

Full Health Professions at Georgia State University Report

South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University’s online programs are $15,720 a year.

Full Health Professions at South University’s online programs Report

#10

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

With a ranking of #10, Brenau University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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
West Virginia 1,503
Louisiana 2,725
South Carolina 2,216
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 13 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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