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Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$15,191 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 32,882 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

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. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Out of the 33 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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#4

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Allentown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cedar Crest are $14,719 a year.

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#5

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Out of the 33 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marywood are $11,438 a year.

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#6

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LHU are $12,519 a year.

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 per year.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Millersville are $11,934 a year.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
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.

  • 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).

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