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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mineola.

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Out of the 110 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salus University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

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#6

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College 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 #6 on the list. 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#8

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

University of the Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University 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 #10 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#11

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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 very 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 city of Baltimore.

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#14

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#15

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

Cedar Crest College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#16

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Health Professions Majors to Study

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.

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