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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

50 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 70% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 30% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 70% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Medical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#5

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Of the 61 students majoring in health professions at WCUPA, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#9

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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#10

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

SUNY Oswego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Oswego.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

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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 27 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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