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Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$15,273 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 the most popular one in Tennessee. In total, 13,576 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Tennessee.

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.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Tennessee 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.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 a year.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Tennessee. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHSC are $15,529 per year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.

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#5

Union University

Jackson, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Union are $11,666 a year.

Union also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#6

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 a year.

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University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis 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. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lipscomb is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Tennessee.

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#10

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Louisiana 7,992

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 13 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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