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Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in health professions at Liberty University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 79 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Out of the 79 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Nursing University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

Of the 125 students majoring in health professions at Frontier Nursing University, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Lindsey Wilson College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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South University’s online programs landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#10

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center 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 #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
14 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
15 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA

Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast 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
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

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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 28 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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