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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

50 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 245,708 degrees and certificates were awarded to health professions students, making the major the most popular in the country.

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'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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in health professions at UMB, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 145 students majoring in health professions at Drexel, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#4

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Medical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in health professions at New York Medical College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Cedar Crest College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Allentown.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 97 students majoring in health professions at NYU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Oswego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Pennsylvania 14,303
Maryland 4,839
New Jersey 3,330
District of Columbia 2,717
Delaware 498

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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 27 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).

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