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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Liberty University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNF are $21,930 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of North Florida Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCF are $28,657 a year.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Nova Southeastern University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 544
Virginia 247
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Kentucky 385
South Carolina 87
Louisiana 214
Arkansas 291
Alabama 240
Mississippi 325
West Virginia 100

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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