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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

38 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 5,590 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in West Virginia to see which undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Valley College-Martinsburg

Martinsburg, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Valley College-Martinsburg the most popular school in West Virginia for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Valley College of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg.

Of the 235 students majoring in health professions at Valley College of Technology, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Out of the 38 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Ross Medical Education Center - Charleston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ross - Charleston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.

Of the 75 students majoring in health professions at Ross - Charleston, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 38 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Mount Gay, Southern is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Ross Medical Education Center - Morgantown came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Morgantown, Ross - Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Monongalia County Technical Education Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Morgantown, MTEC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in health professions at MTEC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Fred W Eberle Technical Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a small public school located in the town of Buckhannon.

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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
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576

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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