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2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

17 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Arkansas with 6,286 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Baptist Health College - Little Rock to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. Located in the city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National Park College is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Newport is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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South Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Arkansas State University Three Rivers ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the fringe town of Malvern.

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#10

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

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 17 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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