2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 110 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mineola.
New York Institute of Chinese Medicine graduate students pay an average of $18,788 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cedar Crest College is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cedar Crest are $14,719 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marywood University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 a year.
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The College of New Jersey ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
TCNJ graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
TCNJ also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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Thomas Edison State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TESU are $12,024 per year.
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College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CSE graduate students pay an average of $18,734 in tuition and fees each year.
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Immaculata University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Immaculata.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Immaculata are $12,780 per year.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.
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New York Medical 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 #13 on the list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New York Medical College are $25,524 a year.
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Montclair State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.
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Niagara University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 per year.
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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Clarion, PA |
| 18 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
| 18 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 20 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 21 | Lock Haven University | Lock Haven, PA |
| 22 | Bowie State University | Bowie, MD |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges 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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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.