2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
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 Alabama. In fact, 12,636 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.
Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.
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Out of the 9 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mobile.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USA are $8,426 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.
UAB did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TROY are $8,550 per year.
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Auburn 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. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 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, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Alabama.
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Jacksonville State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UAH graduate students pay an average of $11,686 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Samford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Samford also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #3.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 18,617 |
| West Virginia | 5,590 |
| Mississippi | 6,374 |
| South Carolina | 7,283 |
| Florida | 49,046 |
| Virginia | 17,510 |
| Arkansas | 6,286 |
| Kentucky | 10,991 |
| Georgia | 15,658 |
| Tennessee | 13,576 |
| Louisiana | 7,992 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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.