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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 65% of the health science 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 Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Of the 7 students majoring in health science at UAB, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 83% of the health science majors at the school.

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#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of North Florida Report

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

About 50% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Nova Southeastern University

Georgia College & State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Georgia College & State University Report

#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.

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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Kentucky Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
North Carolina 203
Tennessee 165
Georgia 544
Kentucky 385
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Alabama 240
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 291

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

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 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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