2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
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2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
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Our 2023 rankings named Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing the best school in the United States for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Center for Arts and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Willow Grove.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Harmony Health Care Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Harmony Health Care Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Merrimack.
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Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Trinity Health System School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.
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Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Billerica.
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With a ranking of #9, Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Bay Area Medical Academy did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bay Area Medical Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
With a ranking of #11, Unitek College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of South San Francisco.
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Citizens School of Nursing landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Citizens School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Kensington.
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With a ranking of #14, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Center for Allied Health Education landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Center for Allied Health Education is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Greater Lowell Technical School ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Tyngsboro, Greater Lowell Technical School is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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Southeastern Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Southeastern Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of South Easton.
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Unitek College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hayward.
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing ranked #20 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of New Castle, UPMC Jameson School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Cass Career Center landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Harrisonville, Cass RIX School District is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #22, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hicksville, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a public college with a small student population.
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Indiana Wellness College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Indiana Wellness College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
With a ranking of #24, Washington Hospital School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Washington Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Washington.
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Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing ranked #25 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Pottsville, Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1592 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students that almost earned our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
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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