2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned a degree or certificate in allied health professions, making the major the #18 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Lynchburg to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cox College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cox College are $12,610 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the United States. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great value for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNMC are $26,961 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Thomas Jefferson University graduate students pay an average of $22,644 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Thomas Jefferson University also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.
UMBC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate allied health professions programs. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
A T Still University of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $42,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Allied Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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.