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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 8,330 degrees and certificates from an Arizona school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Arizona.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 26 students majoring in health professions at ASU - Tempe, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the 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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#5

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Prescott College is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. 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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American InterContinental University - Online came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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

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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