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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

19 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 Georgia. In fact, 5,701 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Georgia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Georgia Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Georgia State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University’s online programs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at South University’s online programs

#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Emory University Report

#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Full Health Professions at Georgia Southern University Report

#7

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at Brenau, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Georgia College & State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

Of the 7 students majoring in health professions at Georgia College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Health Professions at Kennesaw State University Report

#10

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA

South University, Savannah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. South University, Savannah is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
North Carolina 5,768
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 19 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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