2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 11,178 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in Colorado for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Colorado.
Read full report on Health Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Request Information
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 a year.
Full Health Professions at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report
Request Information
Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.
Regis U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.
Request Information
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Colorado. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request Information
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $13,854 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request Information
University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
DU also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.
Full Health Professions at University of Denver Report
Request InformationBest Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 26,190 |
| Montana | 1,968 |
| Idaho | 3,965 |
| Wyoming | 961 |
More Health Professions Rankings in Colorado
Health Professions Related Majors for Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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.