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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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$89,269 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Minnesota with 12,836 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. 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in health professions at UMN Twin Cities, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Winona State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 23 students majoring in health professions at Winona State, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in health professions at St. Scholastica, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#8

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

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

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#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State 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 #9 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 5 students majoring in health professions at St. Cloud State University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Missouri 7,577
Iowa 2,948
North Dakota 647
Nebraska 1,943
South Dakota 515

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 15 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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