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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$13,597 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 5,768 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in North Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

Read full report on Health Professions at East Carolina University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WSSU graduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Winston - Salem State University Report

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

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayetteville State University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $5,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 #8 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

UNC Charlotte did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.

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#10

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a 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
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
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 16 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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