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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Tennessee with 5,227 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named East Tennessee State University the most popular school in Tennessee for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

Of the 48 students majoring in health professions at ETSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

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

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in health professions at Lipscomb, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college 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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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large 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 #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#8

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

Rhodes College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#9

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
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 17 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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