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

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

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 24,593 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the online health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 106 students majoring in health professions at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in health professions at UOHSC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Of the 16 students majoring in health professions at ASU - Skysong, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center 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 #6 on the list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in health professions at TCU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 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 #7 on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 69 students majoring in health professions at UT Health San Antonio, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

With a ranking of #10, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in health professions at NAU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,330
Texas 13,925
Oklahoma 1,490
New Mexico 848

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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 24 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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