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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

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The Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 720 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 720 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 525 students majoring in health professions at Johns Hopkins, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 405 students majoring in health professions at Columbia, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the United States. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 720 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 313 students majoring in health professions at UC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 220 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#11

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #11, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Grand Canyon University Report

#12

George Washington University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #12, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in health professions at GWU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 66% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Connecticut Report

#14

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Drexel University Report

#15

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of South Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in health professions at USA, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Frontier Nursing University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#18

Regis College

Weston, MA

Regis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in health professions at Regis College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#18

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #18, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in health professions at Iowa, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#20

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #21, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 115 students majoring in health professions at Pitt, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#22

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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

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#24

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in health professions at NUS Florida, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#25

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#27

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC
#29

New York University

New York, NY
#31

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
#32

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#35

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
#36

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
#38

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#40

Duke University

Durham, NC
#42

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY
#43

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA
#45

Utah State University

Logan, UT
#45

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
#47

Marshall University

Huntington, WV
#50

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 720 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, CA
50 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
53 Maryland University of Integrative Health Laurel, MD
54 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
54 American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, OR
54 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
57 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
58 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
58 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
60 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
60 University at Albany Albany, NY
62 Herzing University - Madison Madison, WI
63 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
63 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
63 University of California - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
63 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
67 Meredith College Raleigh, NC
67 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
69 University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences San Juan, PR
69 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
71 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
71 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
71 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
74 Boston University Boston, MA
75 Biola University La Mirada, CA
75 Antioch University - Seattle Seattle, WA
77 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, MN
78 Washburn University Topeka, KS
78 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
80 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA
80 Alfred University Alfred, NY
82 Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo, UT
83 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
84 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
84 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA
84 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
84 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
88 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
89 Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH
90 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
90 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA
92 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
92 Chamberlain University - Illinois Addison, IL
94 LIU Post Brookville, NY
95 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
95 Rush University Chicago, IL
97 National University La Jolla, CA
98 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
98 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY
98 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA
98 Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA
98 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
103 Florida International University Miami, FL
104 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
104 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
104 University of Denver Denver, CO
104 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro San Juan, PR
104 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
109 College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown, NJ
109 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
109 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
109 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
113 California University of Pennsylvania California, PA
113 Simmons University Boston, MA
115 Goucher College Baltimore, MD
115 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
115 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
115 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX
115 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
115 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
115 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
122 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
122 South University’s online programs Savannah, GA
122 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
122 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY
122 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Jonesboro, AR
122 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German San German, PR
122 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
129 Creighton University Omaha, NE
129 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
129 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
129 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
133 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
133 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
133 University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK
133 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
133 Bradley University Peoria, IL
138 Augusta University Augusta, GA
138 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
138 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
138 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
142 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA
142 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
142 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
142 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL
142 University of Mississippi University, MS
142 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY
142 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
142 University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT

Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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