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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$15,273 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 Tennessee with 5,227 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Tennessee Tech University graduate students pay an average of $11,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTHSC are $15,529 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,380 per year.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#5

Union University

Jackson, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Union University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.

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

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#6

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 a year.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 a year.

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#7

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis 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 #7 on the list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Lipscomb 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 Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lipscomb not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.

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#10

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per 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
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
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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