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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Alabama. In fact, 12,636 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Alabama to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alabama.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#3

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakwood University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Oakwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

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#4

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Samford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Alabama. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at Samford, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Alabama. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#7

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern 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 #7 on the list. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Of the 7 students majoring in health professions at Columbia Southern University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#8

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

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University of North Alabama ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

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 13 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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