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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Arkansas with 6,286 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arkansas 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in health professions at A-State, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#3

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

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#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large 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
Alabama 12,636
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 9 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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