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Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Georgia. In fact, 15,658 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 South University’s online programs the most popular online school in Georgia for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in health professions at South University's online programs, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in health professions at UGA, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Georgia College & State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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

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#7

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Georgia Southwestern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

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#8

Mercer University

Macon, GA

With a ranking of #8, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Herzing University - Atlanta 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. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
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 12 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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