2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 53,463 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.
The Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the online health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. USA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
Of the 150 students majoring in health professions at USA, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Out of the 79 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Nursing University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
Of the 94 students majoring in health professions at UK, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Lindsey Wilson College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
Of the 34 students majoring in health professions at South University's online programs, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
Of the 80 students majoring in health professions at UGA, 19% are male and 81% are female.
University of Mississippi ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in health professions at UT Knoxville, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.
About 70% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 30% are male.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 14 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 15 | University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA |
Most Popular Online Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,223 |
| Florida | 11,386 |
| North Carolina | 5,768 |
| 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 |
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Majors Related to Health Professions
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 28 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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