2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
The Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our analysis found New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mineola.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Medical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.
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Elizabethtown College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Weill Cornell Medical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of the Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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With a ranking of #11, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Thomas Jefferson University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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Cedar Crest College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Villanova University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
| 18 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
| 19 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 20 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ |
| 21 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 22 | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Erie, PA |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 12,728 |
| Pennsylvania | 32,882 |
| New York | 45,482 |
| Maryland | 10,796 |
| Delaware | 2,277 |
| District of Columbia | 3,705 |
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| 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 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
| Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
| Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.