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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$20,197 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

Full Health Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Colorado State University - Pueblo graduate students pay an average of $8,287 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado 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 also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Denver are $10,364 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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Best 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

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 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.

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