2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 161 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Of the 250 students majoring in health professions at UF, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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Out of the 161 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southeast Region . 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.
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East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. 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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Duke University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Northern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Marshall University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.
Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, Meredith College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 54 students majoring in health professions at UAB, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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East Tennessee State 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 #15 on the list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a 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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University of Lynchburg came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.
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Lindsey Wilson College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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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Florida International University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 37 students majoring in health professions at FIU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Georgia State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
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George Mason University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #22 on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #23, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 70% of the health professions majors at the school.
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South University’s online programs ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school 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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Arkansas State University - Main Campus 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 city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 26 | Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA |
| 28 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 28 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 28 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 28 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 32 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 32 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 32 | Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL |
| 32 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges 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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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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