Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

86 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miller-Motte College Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. MMC Wilmington is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

About 97% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 3% are male.

Read More…

#3

Valley College-Martinsburg

Martinsburg, WV

Out of the 86 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley College-Martinsburg landed the # 3 spot on the list. Valley College of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg.

Of the 235 students majoring in health professions at Valley College of Technology, 2% are male and 98% are female.

Full Health Professions at Valley College-Martinsburg Report

#4

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at National Park College 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 suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

Full Health Professions at National Park College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Somerset Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Somerset Community College

Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Bluegrass Community and Technical College

#7

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

With a ranking of #7, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Health Professions at Pitt Community College Report

American National University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at American National University Report

#9

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at St Petersburg College

With a ranking of #10, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.

About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

Read More…

West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

About 97% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 3% are male.

Read More…

Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Delray Beach, Institute of Allied Medical Professions is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 99% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
14 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
15 Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL
15 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
17 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
17 Albany Technical College Albany, GA

Explore the most popular online health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576

More Health Professions Rankings in the Southeast Region

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 26 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.