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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 3,873 were awarded in the state 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in Colorado for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in health professions at DU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in health professions at Regis U, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Full Health Professions at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 8,345
Montana 831
Idaho 551
Wyoming 121

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 9 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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