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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 35,945 health sciences and services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the health science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Washington University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

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#4

Cecil College

North East, MD

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cecil College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lackawanna College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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Jamestown Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Jamestown, Jamestown Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,199
Pennsylvania 1,691
Maryland 187
New Jersey 1,471
District of Columbia 78
Delaware 175

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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