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Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

69 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 18,617 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Miller-Motte College Wilmington the most popular school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, MMC Wilmington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 69 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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 undergraduate certificate programs at Southeastern College - Charlotte helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Southeastern College - Charlotte is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#5

Gwinnett College

Raleigh, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Gwinnett College - Raleigh Camppus is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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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Wake Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

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

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#9

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

With a ranking of #9, Gaston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Gaston College is a small public school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Of the 80 students majoring in health professions at Gaston College, 3% are male and 98% are female.

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Miller-Motte College Raleigh landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, MMC Raleigh is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 1% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
11 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
12 Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC
13 Miller-Motte College Jacksonville Jacksonville, NC

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
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

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).

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